Washington Post Read related: Trump federal budget 2018: Massive cuts to the arts, science and the poor By Kim Soffen and Denise Lu March 16, 2017 On Thursday, the Trump administration released a preliminary 2018 budget proposal, which details many of the changes the … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-13/budget-policy-and-priorities/advocates-proposed-cuts-would-cripple-water-cleanup/a56816-1 March 13, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Restoring the Chesapeake Bay requires cleaning up Pennsylvania rivers and streams. (Nicholas A. Tonelli/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Clean-water advocates say proposed federal … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): Reducing funding for Federal Programs harms the people currently being assisted by these resources. If funding does not increase, elderly, families and those with disabilities who receive rental vouchers would be cost burdened, and … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-01/budget-policy-and-priorities/budget-watchdog-bigger-military-budget-could-hurt-pa/a56638-2 March 1, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A higher proposed military budget would mean cuts to domestic spending and foreign aid. (USAF/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – State budgets would … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/21/trump-administration-toying-alternative-economic-facts Published on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 by Common Dreams Trade deficit tweaks and overly-optimistic growth forecasts dubbed economic ‘voodoo’ By Lauren McCauley, staff writer Describing the revised forecasts as “budget voodoo,” Forbes contributor Stan Collender writes: “To say the least, … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/02/15/15061/#.WKXd828rIdU By Lecia Imbery February 15, 2017 The first recess period for the new Congress begins this Saturday, Feb. 18, and runs through Sunday, Feb. 26. Several of CHN’s members and friends have put together resources for advocates to … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/02/10/head-smacker-pentagon-buried-study-showing-125-billion-in-waste-but-congress-and-the-trump-administration-want-to-give-it-more-money/#.WJ3q-m8rIdU By Lecia Imbery February 10, 2017 According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon buried an internal study that found $125 billion in administrative waste because it was afraid Congress would use the findings to cut the defense budget. Despite … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): FRAC, in partnership with the Coalition on Human Needs and hundreds of national, state, and local organizations, is part of the Strengthening America’s Values and Economy (SAVE) for All Campaign. SAVE for … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/09/30/partially-happy-new-fiscal-year/#.V_UuGvkrIdV By Deborah Weinstein September 30, 2016 Congress has enacted temporary spending to last through December 9, and the President has signed the bill. It’s very good news that there is no interruption in funding for housing, emergency food, … Continued
Posted at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/11936179/What-are-the-biggest-defence-budgets-in-the-world.html The United States dominates the world when it comes to defence spending – but how do other countries compare? By Ashley Kirk, 8:41AM GMT 27 Oct 2015 The United States’ military spending has dominated the world for years, … Continued