(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed President Donald Trump's budget proposal on Tuesday, with Schumer describing it as "a blueprint for destroying America."

Democrats have taken issue with the budget's cuts to Medicaid, as well as cuts to other safety net programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.

The $4.8 trillion budget, unveiled Monday, calls for $844 billion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act over a decade. This would involve ending the enhanced federal match for Medicaid expansion enrollees and implementing work requirements for able-bodied adults in the program.

The savings the administration said it would seek from Medicare rely on reducing federal payments to providers, which would not directly affect beneficiaries' costs. Democrats say it would harm rural hospitals and providers who depend on the payments.

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