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Trump’s spending plan isn’t all that new

Adam Allington Feb 27, 2017
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Trump’s spending plan isn’t all that new

Adam Allington Feb 27, 2017
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In his speech to a joint session of Congress tomorrow night, President Donald Trump will outline his approach to budgeting: a big boost to defense spending and no cuts to entitlements like Medicaid or Social Security. That means reductions for domestic programs. But Trump’s budget proposal really changes very little about the nation’s federal spending priorities.

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