ADThe Trump budget is a blueprint written as if he could enact it without congressional approval. The White House plan proposes $4.4 trillion in spending cuts over the coming decadeADTrump’s reelection campaign, meanwhile, is focused on the economy and the historically low jobless rate while ignoring the government’s budget. ADTrump has also signed two broader budget deals worked out by Democrats and Republicans to get rid of spending cuts left over from a failed 2011 budget accord. The White House also leaked word of a $25 billion proposal for “Revitalizing Rural America” with grants for broadband Internet access and other traditional infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges. The Trump budget also promises a $3 billion increase — to $25 billion — for NASA in hopes of returning astronauts to the moon and on to Mars.

Source: Washington Post February 10, 2020 01:04 UTC