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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue May 23, 2017, 07:58 PM May 2017

Here are the 66 programs eliminated in Trump's budget [View all]

President Trump's fiscal 2018 budget proposal would completely eliminate 66 federal programs, for a savings of $26.7 billion.
 
Some of the programs would receive funding for 2018 as part of a phasing-out plan.

Here are the programs the administration wants on the chopping block. 

Agriculture Department — $855 million
·       McGovern-Dole International Food for Education
·       Rural Business-Cooperative Service
·       Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account
·       Single Family Housing Direct Loans

Commerce Department — $633 million
·       Economic Development Administration
·       Manufacturing Extension Partnership
·       Minority Business Development Agency 
·       National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Grants and Education

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 http://thehill.com/policy/finance/334768-here-are-the-66-programs-eliminated-in-trumps-budget

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