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Sen. Patrick Leahy On Budget, Russia Probe

Vermont Public | By Ric Cengeri,

Bob Kinzel

Published June 2, 2017 at 12:00 PM EDT

Sen. Patrick Leahy, seen during his trip to Cuba in February, will discuss President Trump's first federal budget.

President Donald Trump has submitted a $4.1 trillion budget for fiscal year 2018. Sen. Patrick Leahy offers his reaction to the president's first federal budget.

Sen. Leahy also discusses the probe looking into possible collusion between Russia and the president's election campaign, climate change, and U.S. relations with Cuba.

Broadcast live on Friday, June 2, 2017 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Bob Kinzel has been covering the Vermont Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature. With his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series, "Ask Bob."

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