So can Trump actually make such drastic cuts to the federal budget? And how likely is it that Trump’s budget requests will be met?

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On this week’s episode of “Can He Do That?” The Post’s congressional reporter Kelsey Snell and I take a deep look at what it means when a president sets a budget, how this budget reflects Trump’s agenda and what we can expect as the budget process moves forward.

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Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, explains how this complicated fiscal negotiation works. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) tells us how Democrats in Congress are reacting to the proposal. Plus, we ask the senator whether we should brace for a government shutdown.

Listen to today’s episode of "Can He Do That?” below.

See the complete breakdown of the budget proposal, by the numbers and by agency, here.

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