Federal Budget
Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, said President Donald Trump’s proposed budget is an example of goals he shares with the president.
The budget, unveiled last week, includes large cuts to government spending, projected large growth the American economy and billions of dollars in increased military spending. In Trump’s budget, cuts would include food stamps, Medicaid, highway funding, crop insurance and medical research, the Associated Press reported. The budget includes $1.6 billion for a border wall and a limit on subsidies to farmers.
With just days until a deadline to avoid a shutdown, Congress passed a short-term measure to keep government funded until early December.
First, the Senate passed the spending measure by a 72-26 count. Next, the U.S. House passed it by a 342-85 count. It keeps government funded until Dec. 9 and includes money to fight the Zika virus, help victims of recent flooding in Louisiana and various appropriations for military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs.