'Shrink' government: Trump's budget reduces spending by $4.4 trillion, makes 2017 tax cuts permanent
Posted on AllSides February 10th, 2020
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President Trump is proposing to balance the federal budget within 15 years, “shrink” the federal government and extend food stamp work requirements to Medicaid and housing programs in a $4.8 trillion spending plan being released Monday.
The plan would reduce spending by $4.4 trillion equally from discretionary and mandatory programs such as Medicare over the next decade.
The plan also includes $2 billion for the border wall, with officials saying the administration is approaching 80% of the money needed to finish the wall.
The president’s budget for fiscal 2021 would...
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