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[quote=Anonymous]I'd posted this in the Political Discussion forum but got no responses. Perhaps someone here who is familiar with economic issues and Congressional approps can comment?

I know there are other distractions (the Zelenskyy meeting, the English Official Language EO etc.) but these are just hide the ball tactics. The real issue is always the big spending cuts to pay for the tax cuts to billionaires. That said, it seems that the bulk of the spending cuts at least per the House budget resolution will fall on Medicaid, student loans, TANF and food assistance and some unspecified bits that add up to 1.8T over 10 years. However, if you look closely at the tables and the breakdowns, the outlays on most things are essentially the same as FY25 (or FY24, with minor inflationary adjustments) and continue to increase modestly. Source: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/whats-...e-budget-resolution/.

So, why is everyone assuming that the sky is falling and agency budgets are going to be slashed to hitherto unseen levels in FY26? Even international aid is not reduced by anything that this admin is claiming (USAID, smaller State department etc).

I know there is some chatter about impoundment but none of that is likely to come to pass. The WH (Vought) will present a ridiculous budget, Congress will more or less appropriate most things as before, and slash some of the income/health/food security programs.

What am I missing?[/quote]

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