The Daily 202: Eight ways Trump got rolled in his first budget negotiation

[DonViejo]

By James Hohmann May 1 at 9:39 AM

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-- You can read the 1,665-page bill here. The House Appropriations Committee posted a department-by-department breakdown here.

-- Now that the language has posted, here are the eight most notable areas Trump caved in his first big spending negotiation:

1. There are explicit restrictions to block the border wall.

We knew last week there would be no money to start construction on a project that the president says is more important to his base than anything else. But the final agreement goes further, putting strict limitations on how Trump can use new money for border security (e.g. to invest in new technology and repair existing fencing). Administration officials have insisted they already have the statutory authority to start building the wall under a 2006 law. This prevents such an end run.

The $1.5 billion for border security is also half as much as the White House requested. Additionally, there are no cuts in funding to sanctuary cities, something a federal judge said last week would be required for the Justice Department to follow through on its threats. And there is also no money for a deportation force.

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2. Non-defense domestic spending will go up, despite the Trump team’s insistence he wouldn’t let that happen.

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3. Barack Obama’s cancer moonshot is generously funded.

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4. Trump fought to cut the Environmental Protection Agency by a third. The final deal trims its budget by just 1 percent, with no staff cuts.

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5. He didn’t defund Planned Parenthood.

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6. The president got less than half as much for the military as he said was necessary.

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7. Democrats say they forced Republicans to withdraw more than 160 riders.

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8. To keep negotiations moving, the White House already agreed last week to continue paying Obamacare subsidies.

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full article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/05/01/daily-202-eight-ways-trump-got-rolled-in-his-first-budget-negotiation/590687f2e9b69b3a72331f09/?utm_term=.7ebf98a04d8c&wpisrc=nl_daily202&wpmm=1

[ATL Ebony]

1. Great negotiating