The president’s 2020 proposal would slash domestic spending by nearly 10 percent and increase defense spending by 5 percent.
SPEED READ:
- President Trump’s 2020 budget proposes major cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency, Medicaid, food stamps, cash welfare, public housing, transportation, clean energy and economic development.
- State and local organizations are noticeably quiet in response.
- It would run a $1 trillion federal deficit for the next four years.
This week, President Trump introduced his vision for the federal government’s 2020 budget. It proposes slashing domestic spending by 9 percent, including a 31 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Defense spending, on the other hand, would increase by 5 percent, or $34 billion.
Here are six things state and local officials should consider when reviewing the administration’s proposal.
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BY LIZ FARMER | MARCH 14, 2019 AT 3:12 PM