The plan contains at least $1.8 trillion in cuts to federal entitlement programs such as Medicaid, Medicare and food stamps.
the White House plan would add $7 trillion to the deficit
President Trump sent Congress a $4.4 trillion budgetproposal
Mr. Trump, who as a businessman once called himself the “king of debt” and has overseen a federal spending spree that will earn him that title in an entirely different arena.
The White House budget request would add $984 billion to the federal deficit next year, despite proposed cuts to programs like Medicare and food stamps and despite leaner budgets across federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency.
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the White House plan would add $7 trillion to the deficit
President Trump sent Congress a $4.4 trillion budgetproposal
Mr. Trump, who as a businessman once called himself the “king of debt” and has overseen a federal spending spree that will earn him that title in an entirely different arena.
The White House budget request would add $984 billion to the federal deficit next year, despite proposed cuts to programs like Medicare and food stamps and despite leaner budgets across federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/...column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news