Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, just asked lawmakers to change Donald Trump’s budget proposal saying the bill “takes from the poor to give to the wealthy.”

There is no evidence that Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, recently criticized Donald Trump’s budget proposal by saying it 'takes from the poor to give to the wealthy.'

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The claim states that Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, who is the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, asked lawmakers to change Donald Trump’s budget proposal, characterizing the bill as one that 'takes from the poor to give to the wealthy. ' The search results provided do not contain any information or statements from Archbishop Broglio regarding Trump’s budget proposal or any such critique.

Instead, the results focus mostly on explaining what an archbishop is in general terms and do not mention Broglio's recent statements or actions related to budget proposals or political matters. Additionally, the claim attributes the leadership of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to Archbishop Broglio, which is inaccurate; Archbishop Broglio is the Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, but the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has been Cardinal Jose Gomez since 2019.

Given the lack of supporting evidence and the incorrect attribution of leadership, the claim appears to be false.

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