. >>> vincent gray introduced legislation today as part of a package of three bills.istrict owns the medical pus campus on the maryland border. >>> the montgomery county county council is taking on president trump, passing a resolution that rejects the president's recent budget proposal. lawmakers a devastating impact on the county's economy. chris gordon is at n.i.h. which could face major cuts under the president's budget. >> reporter: one council member says he is baffled by president trump's priorities, putting all this money into defense spending while cutting funding for n.i.h., which is saving lives, working to find cures for deadly diseases. the montgomery county council says it is fighting to save jobs. 48,000 local residents work for the federal government. the county is home to many government agencies like the national institutes of health which faces a 20% budget cut. >> n.i.h., i mean, the premier institution in the entire world for research. >> reporter: the nine council members, all democrats, voted unanimously to pass the resolution to condemn preside