- The Federal Budget Debate
- Discussing the key issues surrounding the 2012 budget battle
Which cuts — if any — go too far?
More than half of the $38 billion in spending cuts that lawmakers and the White House agreed to in the 2011 budget deal would hit education, labor and health programs that critics say will hurt jobs and services for average citizens. Funding for federal Pell grants, job training and a children’s health-care initiative will shrink. And a multitude of other programs-from highway and high-speed rail projects to rural development initiatives-will face significant reductions if the budget compromise passes.
Weigh in with your thoughts on this aspect of the budget debate heating up on Capitol Hill.
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