Where is the fiscally conservative GOP?

A budget proposal President Trump sent to Congress Monday would allow $1.2 trillion in discretionary spending in

2019, including $23 billion for border security and immigration enforcement,

$21 billion for infrastructure, and $17 billion to combat the opioid epidemic.

All of this deficit spending is great fun and nice for people in my generation, but my kids will suffer for it. I’m not sure what happened to the fiscal con- servative Republicans. Edward Cheshier

The border is going to be a continued fight, clearly. But infrastructure and veteran spending aren’t bad.

Still not sure how we’re going to fund all of this without stacking more debt, but I guess that’s a worry for tomorrow for this administration. Matthew Farmer

Trump’s kicking the can down the road. Whether it was the last administration or this one, it has to stop. We need real tax reform so that all may pay their fair share. Couple that with a decrease in spending, and we can get on the right track. Abbott H. Anselmo

Amazing. Republicans whine about our increasing national debt for eight years, give tax cuts to rich guys, and then want to add more debt — which they claim will be paid for by the average guys spending his small weekly raises. Sam Forsythe-Danford

Trump is completing the other half of the scam with this budget. He began the scam by giving money to the wealthy and taking it away from the working poor and middle class — and passing on the consequences of a ballooning deficit to our children. Mike Bates

Deficit Donny’s plan, like always, is very thin on details and long on empty promises! He’s not even bothering with balancing the budget. Joshua Galvoni