2018 Budget: Trump vs. Actual

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2018 Budget: Trump vs. Actual

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What Trump wanted, what Congress did.


Scroll down for various items. Podcast is informative but not necessary.

Examples:
War on Terror “Space procurement”
A new category requested by the Trump administration, Congress provided the over $2.2 million request.
War on Terror National Guard and Reserve, Equipment to
  • Trump administration requested to eliminate all $750 million in funding

    Congress almost doubled the National Guard’s War on Terror equipment fund to $1.3 billion.
Coal management
  • Trump administration requested a 90% increase

    Congress provided a 10% increase, to a total of $12 million
Pollution prevention
  • Trump administration requested that the program be eliminated

    Congress maintained funding at $5 million
National Infrastructure Investments
  • Trump administration requested to eliminate the funding

    Congress increased funding by 200%, to a total of $1.5 billion even
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