Congressional leaders say the Trump administration is preparing to propose up to $25 billion in federal spending cuts, which will hit Medicaid and other safety net programs.
The so-far unreleased White House plan would call on Congress to rescind funding already enacted, and it would be submitted next month, Reuters reported Thursday.
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) told reporters the administration was originally considering $60 billion in mid-year cuts. He said the president’s team is considering slicing mandatory adjustments that “Democrats probably wouldn’t like.” Mandatory programs include Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Those cuts would be unrelated to a two-year budget deal enacted in February as the federal government approached its third shutdown of the fiscal year.
But they align with Trump’s previous budget proposals, which both called for reducing mandatory program spending — including slashing $800 billion from Medicaid over 10 years.
Cole and other senior House Republicans warned the White House against rescinding money from Democrat-backed programs while largely sparing Republican priorities such as defense.
via McKnight’s.
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