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"Smoke and mirrors." Economic Policy InstituteThe Trump administration’s infrastructure plan remains empty talk and will be paid for by cuts to programs that help working peopleHunter Blair

President Trump has not changed his position on protecting entitlement programs from funding cuts, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday. After last month's GOP victory on tax reform, many Republicans are calling for changes to the social safety net as a way to cut government spending. But, asked about Trump's repeated campaign pledge to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, Sanders said he doesn't support cuts to the programs. "The president hasn't...