Trump to Pitch Deep Cuts to Anti-Poverty Programs, Medicaid
- White House to call for cutting food stamps by a quarter
- President’s plan aims to balance the budget within a decade
Trump Budget Proposes Deep Cuts to Social Programs
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President Donald Trump plans to propose $1.7 trillion in cuts to a category of spending that includes major social and entitlement programs for lower-income Americans, as part of an effort to balance the budget within a decade.
The White House will issue a formal budget request Tuesday that includes $274 billion in cuts over 10 years to means-tested anti-poverty programs, including food stamps, according to a Republican congressional aide and a White House document obtained by Bloomberg News.