It is a peach of a bill. I could have sworn Servehim told me that Trump was going through the budget with a fine toothed comb and cutting everything to the bone.
- Increases defense spending by $12.5 billion ? less than half of Trump?s $30 billion request. There is also the possibility of an additional $2.5 billion in defense, contingent on Trump presenting a plan to Congress to fight ISIS.
-Does not include money for the Southern border wall or for an expanded deportation force, and leaves funding for sanctuary cities untouched. The deal will include $1.5 billion for border security for technology and to repair the existing infrastructure. Customs and Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will also be getting more funding for hiring border patrol agents, increasing detention beds and detention and removal programs, which Republicans see as a victory.
-Does not cut funding to Planned Parenthood.
-Does not include Trump?s proposed $18 billion cuts to non-defense spending. Instead, it adds $4.6 billion in new non-defense spending to make miners? health benefits permanent, gives Puerto Rico $295 million for Medicaid, adds $2 billion for disaster relief in California, West Virginia, Louisiana, and North Carolina, and includes an additional $600 million for the opioid crisis and infrastructure.
-Increases spending for National Institute of Health by $2 billion to a total of $34 billion, despite Trump?s request to cut the budget.
-Cuts the EPA budget by only 1 percent, rather than the 31 percent Trump requested.
-Increases clean energy and science funding by $17 million, increases the Department of Energy?s Office of Science funding by $42 million, and increases ARPA-E funding by $15 million.
-An additional $131 million for Secret Service to cover the president's protection demands
-Continues funding for Obamacare subsidies and payments to insurance companies for low income individuals $5.5 billion
Yep ole Trump is cutting spending now. He is funding everything at higher rates than what Obama asked for in the 2017 Budget. That is showing us how the debt will be handled.
Nemont
