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Trump to Propose $4.8 Trillion Budget With Big Safety-Net Cuts (WSJ)

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Trump to Propose $4.8 Trillion Budget With Big Safety-Net Cuts

Kate Davidson, Andrew Restuccia 3 hrs ago

WASHINGTON—President Trump is expected to release a $4.8 trillion budget Monday that charts a path for the start of a potential second term, proposing steep cuts to social-safety-net programs and foreign aid and higher outlays for defense and veterans.

The plan would increase military spending 0.3%, to $740.5 billion for fiscal year 2021, which begins Oct. 1, according to a senior administration official. The proposal would cut nondefense spending by 5%, to $590 billion, below the level Congress and the president agreed to in a two-year budget deal last summer.

A White House budget reflects an administration’s priorities and represents the opening bid in spending negotiations for the next fiscal year. The new budget is unlikely to become law, however, as Democrats control the House and spending bills in the GOP-led Senate need bipartisan support.
 
This year, the budget also reveals Mr. Trump’s fiscal policy objectives should he win reelection in November, and his campaign messaging will likely reflect its broad strokes. The president’s aides have been meeting since late last year to craft a second-term agenda.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-to-propose-dollar48-trillion-budget-with-big-safety-net-cuts/ar-BBZOHig?ocid=spartanntp

Applewood:
It won't fly.  And you can be sure the Republicans won't want it and will scream even louder than the Democrats. 

Neither party wants to cut spending, particularly in the area of "gimmedats."   Those thigs buy votes.

Drago:
Balanced budget in 15 years?!?!  What a joke of a proposed budget. PDJT should just put out a balanced budget and then he could at least say "I tried"...Congress will hack it up anyway...just do the right thing as you promised during the campaign.  PDJT gets "A's" & "B"s" on most issues, but he is in solid "F" territory on budget/debt issues.

https://www.oann.com/white-house-unveils-budget-proposal-for-2021/

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