Trump releases 2019 budget
By Naomi Jagoda - 02/12/18 11:33 AM EST
President Trump on Monday rolled out his fiscal 2019 budget, which calls for cuts to some federal agencies, includes his long-awaited infrastructure plan and seeks funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The document’s release comes after Trump on Friday signed a bipartisan budget agreement to boost spending caps for 2018 and 2019 by about $300 billion.
The president’s request is likely to gain little traction in Congress but serves as a reflection of the administration’s priorities.
The budget proposes cutting deficits by $3 trillion over a decade and lowering debt levels as a percentage of the gross domestic product, but doesn’t propose doing away with deficits completely.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/373413-trump-releases-2019-budget
