US defense spending would rise $445bn under Trump budget plan, with steep cuts elsewhere
by Chris Stein in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#74PTF)
Democrats rebuke White House's bleak and unacceptable' view of priorities after 10% cuts proposed to other programs
Defense spending would surge to its highest level in decades under a budget proposal put forward by the Trump administration on Friday, while other government programs would face cuts totaling 10%.
The document prepared by the White House office of management and budget (OMB) is a starting point for negotiations that will probably occupy Congress's appropriators in the coming months, and are unlikely to be enacted in full.
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