Programs Bush Wants to Cut or Kill

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Programs Bush Wants to Cut or Kill

Associated PressThu Feb 9, 6:21 PM ET

The 141 programs that President Bush proposed to eliminate or cut in his 2007 budget, with potential savings in millions:

TERMINATIONS:

AGRICULTURE

Microbiological data program, $6 million.

Community Connect broadband grants, $9 million.

Commodity supplemental food program, $107 million.

Research and extension grant earmarks, $196 million.

Ocean freight differential grants, $77 million.

Forest service economic action program, $10 million.

High cost energy grants, $26 million.

Public broadcast grants, $5 million.

Watershed protection and flood prevention operations, $75 million.

Total $511 million

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COMMERCE

Advanced technology program, $79 million.

Emergency steel guarantee loan program $49 million

Telecommunications construction grants $22 million

Total $150 million

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EDUCATION

Educational technology state grants, $272 million

Even Start, $99 million

High school programs terminations:

Vocational education state grants, $1,182 million

Vocational education national programs, $9 million

Upward Bound, $311 million

GEAR UP, $303 million

Talent search, $145 million

Tech prep state grants, $105 million

Smaller learning communities, $94 million

Safe and Drug-Free Schools state grants, $347 million

Elementary and secondary education program terminations:

Parental information and resource centers, $40 million

Arts in education, $35 million

Elementary and secondary school counseling, $35 million

Alcohol abuse reduction, $32 million

Civic education, $29 million

National Writing Project, $22 million

Star Schools, $15 million

School leadership,$15 million

Ready to Teach, $11 million

Javits gifted and talented education, $10 million

Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading Partners, $9 million

Comprehensive school reform, $8 million

Dropout prevention program, $5 million

Mental Health integration in schools, $5 million

Women's Educational Equity, $3 million

Academies for American History and Civics, $2 million

Close-Up fellowships, $1 million

Foundations for Learning, $1 million

Excellence in Economic Education, $1 million

Higher Education Programs:

Education demos for students with disabilities, $7 million

Underground Railroad Program, $2 million

State grants for incarcerated youth offenders, $23 million

Postsecondary Student Financial Assistance Programs:

Perkins Loan cancellations, $65 million

Leveraging educational assistance programs, $65 million

Byrd Scholarships, $41 million

Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational opportunity, $3 million

B.J. Stupak Olympic scholarships, $1 million

_Vocational rehabilitation programs:

Supported employment, $30 million

Projects with industry, $20 million

Recreational programs, $3 million

Migrant and seasonal farmworkers,$2 million

Teacher Quality Enhancement, $60 million

Total $3,468 million

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ENERGY

University nuclear energy program, $27 million

Oil and gas research and development, $64 million

Geothermal technology program, $23 million

Total $114 million

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control preventive block grant, $99 million

Real Choice System Change grants, $25 million

Community services block grant, $630 million

Community economic development, $27 million

Rural community facilities, $7 million

Job opportunities for low-income individuals, $6 million

Maternal and child health small categorical grants, $39 million

Urban Indian Health Program, $33 million

Total $866 million

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HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of grants and training, $229 million

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HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

HOPE VI, $198 million



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[BayCityProgressive]

1. what a stinking mother fucking pig he is

Yet the wealthy can get billions in tax breaks?!? UGHHH he makes my blood boil!

[GetTheRightVote]

2. This really shows you what * is about, hitting out on the poor and working

classes....

:kick:

[Spinzonner]

3. Can't you just feel the Compassion ?

[mcctatas]

7. Not so sure about that....

but I can sure as hell smell the evil!:grr: :puke:

[this_side_up]

4. If you changed "Bush" to "Republicans" it would be accurate n/t

[DainBramaged]

5. Every word he spoke in SOTU was a lie, a complete lie

And who suffers, the poor and most desperate, and we lose much from his most touted programs of a couple of years ago.

Liar.

[DainBramaged]

6. Bump for lying liars

[kineneb]

8. Commodity supplemental food program, $107 million. ???

This is the program that gives out free food to poor people. There are lots of people that need that extra help; some of the "offerings" are odd, but it does help with our food budget. So we are supposed to eat cake??