Trump Budget Boosts War Spending While Slashing Domestic Programs

Trump Budget Boosts War Spending While Slashing Domestic Programs - Abolish Capital!
The Trump administration released its fiscal 2027 budget request Friday, asking Congress to increase spending on defense programs by 43% and decrease funding for non-defense accounts by 10%. The proposal kicks off what will be a monthslong process on Capitol Hill as lawmakers write the dozen annual government funding bills ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline. Congress rarely adheres to the… Source [https://truthout.org/articles/trump-budget-boosts-war-spending-while-slashing-domestic-programs/] — From Truthout [https://truthout.org/feed/?withoutcomments=1] via This RSS Feed [https://truthout.org/feed/?withoutcomments=1].