Trump administration reveals $18B in non-defense cuts for FY-17

By Tony Bertuca / March 28, 2017 at 11:46 AM
The Trump administration has sent Congress details on the $18 billion in non-defense cuts it has included in its fiscal year 2017 budgetary amendment, reductions the administration intends to help offset a proposed $30 billion increase in Defense Department spending, according to documents obtained by Inside Defense . The documents itemize the reductions by congressional appropriations subcommittees. It does not list any cuts to defense programs. The administration's FY-17 budgetary amendment proposes to cut: $7 billion from labor, health and...

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