The Jobs Programs Trump's Budget Would Cut
For a president fixated on employment, his proposal for federal spending leaves out a surprising number of young, elderly, and disabled workers.
While the details of President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget remain scant, one thing is clear: The Department of Labor will likely be one of the biggest losers. Trump’s budget proposal would cut the department’s funding by $2.5 billion, or 21 percent, which will mean drastic changes for the work the department does.
The dramatic scale-back is meant to offset the proposed budget’s additional funding to national-security efforts. The proposal says, “With the need to rebuild the Nation’s military without increasing the deficit,
