Trump pushes Congress to cut domestic programs this year

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Source: Politico


The White House is asking Congress to cut $18 billion from discretionary spending bills for the current fiscal year that have been long settled — a move that could threaten a major showdown just a month ahead of the deadline to keep the government funded.

In an extensive document shared with House and Senate appropriations committees on Friday, and obtained by POLITICO, the Trump administration is offering its most detailed instructions to date on how Congress should shape the trillion-dollar spending legislation Congress must enact by April 28 to prevent a government shutdown.

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The department-by-department breakdown shows Trump is targeting domestic programs including education, health care and housing, as well as international food aid — cuts that are in line with the administration's "skinny budget" for next year.

The $17.94 billion cut would help pay for Trump’s military supplemental request, which was sent to Congress earlier this month. About $2 billion would also go towards Trump’s proposed wall along the Mexican border.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/donald-trump-cuts-to-domestic-programs-congress-236579

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So insane and evil. The science cuts are terrible for scientists. Here's a DKos piece on it.

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2017/3/28/1647989/-Trump-pushes-for-immediate-cuts-to-education-and-medical-research-to-pay-for-his-wall

[Norbert9]

1. America pushes congress to cut Trump this year. Impeach the Cheeto!

[Fast Walker 52]

4. I wish! The sooner the better!

[joshdawg]

2. This just falls right in line with the republican agenda.

Only one question for those who still vote republican: In the last, say five decades, what have the republicans done to better the lives of the American people?

Secondly, a rhetorical question: Why do republicans hate Americans?

Drumpf is the poster boy for the republicans.
The needs and wants of the 1%ers far outweigh the needs and wants of the 99%ers. Just ask any republican.

[Fast Walker 52]

3. they are bad, even evil, people

they are a bane on our country, no doubt.

[Dustlawyer]

11. Republicans dont hate America, they just love our tax dollars so much they steal all they can

for their benefactors!

The ROOT PROBLEM of money in our politics, campaign bribes, are what drives the Republicans to do what they do. It is what is driving the hyper-partisanship that is so toxic to our system that Republicans would rather Russia get away with interfering with our election than lose Trump as President!

[joshdawg]

13. They may not hate America, but

they certainly despise 99% of Americans. Hence, the question: Why do republicans hate Americans?

But, having said that, I agree with your post.

[barbtries]

5. that should go over like a lead balloon

i don't see his popularity going up, ever.
save this country from the madness...follow the money, Russia, get rid of him. emoluments. nepotism. terminal incompetence. there's lots of ways.

[Fast Walker 52]

7. seriously-- these are very unpopular cuts

thank god... but WHAT are they thinking???

[Nitram]

6. Rapidly on our way to Third World status.

Going to hell in a hand-basket. On the highway to hell.

[Fast Walker 52]

8. certainly not "making America great again"!

[Nitram]

12. Actually, "making America a colony again" except that this time the ruler will be Russia.

[JHB]

21. Bananas Republicans love banana republics

[Historic NY]

9. You can't eat a tank, ship, or airplane....

the Soviets found that out when they tried to outspend us. All he wants is to increase military spending and build a wall.

[vinny9698]

10. Trump's legacy for America is to make it dumber, dirtier, and poorer.

Huge deficits are also in the mix.

[left-of-center2012]

14. "HUD, with a $1.68 billion cutback"

The poor don't need housing assistance.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. We're being hollowed out and looted

You think the money's going to the Pentagon but it's as likely being
siphoned off to global oligarchs

[dalton99a]

16. His vacation and entertainment budget should be the top domestic program to cut

[yuiyoshida]

17. So more poor and middle class people get the shaft with the cut in these programs

and the RICH DON'T FUCKING care ..nor do Republicans or Trump, because NONE OF US FUCKING MATTER and we can all just shut the fuck up and die.

This is hella different from the last President, who WAS EVERY person's President, not just the ELITES.

I am Buddhist. I believe in Karma. You will meet your Karma soon, and there is no deals you can make, because you will pay in full up no matter what the bill is, in this life and maybe even the next.

[riversedge]

18. Evil resides in this WH.

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23. it really really does... evil unlike I've never seen before

we need an exorcism

[Marthe48]

19. The cuts ought to just about cover the cost of trump security

at mar-a-lago, NYC and the trump boys' business trips.

Agree with Poster 16 (dalton99a) -- stop spending money on trump and his family so they can lounge and travel in the style to which they are accustomed --in 3 months, looking at $50 million dollars. Absolutely ridiculous. If they want to hang out somewhere that isn't secure, then pay for it out of their own family money.

[turbinetree]

20. Since this dickhead forgo over a 900 million in the tax bill returns that have been discovered and

got to defer the "LOSS" over 20 plus years and everyone else had to pick up his slack of him not paying one red cent, which really has been a f***ing gain for him to make a profit.

You know what, he should be f****ing paying this bill, he really can sit on his thumb and f***ing twirl


F*** off


This country has a f***ing right wing Congress that can Impeach him right now because of ties to his business and who knows where he is getting the money, but this right wing AYN RAND F***ing look a like Eddie Munster and his cronies , and then corrupt Touche Turtle Lips and his bunch of anthropoids, could bring charges up on this ass****, and they will not, but they are more f***Ing worried about there "parties agenda than country.

So for all of you ass wipes that voted for any of these pukes go f*** your self

Every f***ing day it's something else just to stick or poke someone in the eye with this insecure ass****s agenda

[UpInArms]

22. Maybe ... When more Americans are on the street, they will figure it out

And get in the streets

(And please let the world know how evil trumplethinskin and his KGOP are)

[LiberalLovinLug]

24. The Trumpsters and other assortment of tea baggers will never figure it out

Because they already have! One day they will be just as rich as their idol Donald freakin Trump! They will probably have drinks with him at Mar a Lago one day. It will be GREAT! And they don't want no poor bleeding heart libtard to make their future self have to pay too much tax and deal with over regulation of their future multi-million dollar business.

[Cha]

25. EVIL ASSHOLE wants a "win"..

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26. and I don't think the EVIL ASSHOLE is going to win on this either

thank the Lord for small favors

[Turbineguy]

27. What he's doing

will be a lot more efficient at killing Americans than getting rid of the ACA. After all, with the ACA you need people to cooperate by getting sick and many will not get sick. Strategic cutting of certain programs puts the country at risk of an epidemic outbreak. This will be far more effective.

[LisaL]

28. That's the job creator for you. This money pays for a lot of jobs. No money, no jobs.