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Headline Roundup March 16th, 2017

Trump Budget Plan

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The Trump administration's new budget blueprint aims to quantify the president's nationalistic agenda in dollars and cents. The plan, released Thursday morning, calls for significant increases in military and border-security spending, along with corresponding cuts in many other parts of the government.

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Ignorant, unskilled, sick, hungry, cruel and violent—what Trump's budget would do for America By Mark Sumner Thursday
Ignorant, unskilled, sick, hungry, cruel and violent—what Trump's budget would do for America  By Mark Sumner   Thursday

Daily Kos

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Donald Trump is out to find programs that America doesn’t need. Programs like Meals on Wheels. Sure, it delivers food to millions of seniors, and by helping them stay in their homes it costs hundreds of times less than hospital care. Sounds trivial. It’s gone. And it’s not alone.

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Trump Unveils 'Hard Power' Budget That Boosts Military Spending
Trump Unveils 'Hard Power' Budget That Boosts Military Spending

NPR (Online News)

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The Trump administration's new budget blueprint aims to quantify the president's nationalistic agenda in dollars and cents. The plan, released Thursday morning, calls for significant increases in military and border-security spending, along with corresponding cuts in many other parts of the government.

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Trump delivers budget boosting military, cutting EPA, State Dept.
Trump delivers budget boosting military, cutting EPA, State Dept.

Breitbart News

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President Donald Trump on Thursday released a proposed budget that could cut funding to the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 percent and the State Department by 29 percent while boosting military funds.

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