Friday, May 02, 2025

Trump White House calls for steep spending cuts in 2026 budget plan

Good news! Bravo! The federal government annual deficits and the growth of debt has been unsustainable for several years!

"The Trump White House on Friday released his 2026 budget plan that aims to slash non-defense domestic spending by $163 billion while increasing expenditures on national security."

"... The budget seeks to cut discretionary spending by a total of 7.6% next year, but includes a 13% increase in national security spending.

The State Department and international programs would lose 84% of their money and receive $9.6 billion, ...

The Housing and Urban Development Department would get a $33.6 billion cut, while the 
Health and Human Services Department would receive $33.3 billion less and the Education Department’s spending would be reduced by $12 billion.

The Defense Department would get an additional $113.3 billion and Homeland Security would receive $42.3 billion more.

The IRS and FBI would lose money, while the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program would be ended. There would be $980 million less for college students in work-study programs, as well as similarly sized cuts for adult education and instruction for learning English. ..."

Trump White House calls for steep spending cuts in 2026 budget plan | Just The News "The budget blueprint reportedly calls for a reduction in diversity programs and initiatives to address climate change."

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