The Trump administration on Friday unveiled more details of the president’s vision for how to fund the government in fiscal year 2026, expanding on its request earlier this month for steep spending cuts.
The lengthy budget appendix, which stretches to more than 1,200 pages, comes as Republicans in both chambers have pressed the administration for more information about the president’s proposed funding cuts.
President Trump is calling for more than $160 billion in cuts to nondefense discretionary spending — amounting to about 22 percent — while requesting a boost to defense dollars.
While presidential budget requests aren’t signed into law, they can serve as a blueprint for lawmakers as they begin crafting their funding legislation.
House appropriators will take up the first set of funding bills next week, with subcommittees on military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, rural development, and the Department of Agriculture set to meet to consider the proposals on Thursday.
The White House rolled out Trump’s so-called skinny budget about a month ago. It ran 46 pages, and it’s not unusual for presidents to first roll out shorter versions of their proposals before releasing more details.
https://thehill.com/business/budget/5326736-trump-budget-proposal-2026-spending-cuts/
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