Winners and Losers in Trump’s ‘Skinny Budget’
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While President Donald Trump’s first outline of spending priorities has plenty of targets for deep cuts across government, the math is a little more complicated at the economy-related federal agencies.
The president’s annual wish list known as the “skinny budget” -- which still has to go through the gargantuan approval process -- does have some telling nuggets about where the White House would like to shift funds. Below are some winners and losers in the Commerce, Labor and Treasury Departments, according to the plan released by the Office of Management and Budget Thursday.