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Trump tells Cabinet secs to cut spending by 5% for FY2020

Posted on: October 17, 2018 at 11:56:30 CT
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President Trump will ask all secretaries in his Cabinet on Wednesday to reduce their spending by five percent for fiscal year 2020, as the administration announced the federal budget deficit has surged to its highest level in six years.

“I have a Cabinet meeting in a little while and we are going to ask every secretary to cut five percent for next year,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office ahead of his full Cabinet meeting slated for Wednesday afternoon.


The president mentioned the administration’s move to direct $716 billion for two years to “rebuild” the military. Trump signed the bill, named after late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in August, which boosted military pay by 2.6 percent—the largest hike in nine years.

“We have repurchased and purchased jets, missiles, rockets, all forms of military equipment—we are in the process of rebuilding,” Trump said.

Last month, Trump signed a $854 billion spending bill to keep the federal government open through Dec. 7, averting a government shutdown in the weeks leading up to the November midterm elections. But the president said he gave “waste money” to Democrats to get the plan approved by the House and Senate.

“I had to give Democrats what I call waste money—things I would have never approved, but we had to do that to get the votes, because we don’t have the votes to do it without them,” Trump said, adding that Republicans need to see success in the midterms next month.

The president’s announcement comes days after the Treasury Department announced that the federal budget deficit rose to $779 billion in fiscal 2018—that’s $113 billion more than fiscal 2017. The deficit, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, was largely caused by growth in government spending.

“Going forward, the President’s economic policies that have stimulated strong economic growth, combined with proposals to cut wasteful spending, will lead America toward a sustainable financial path,” Mnuchin said.

Critics have blamed the deficit hike on the president’s $1.5 trillion in tax cuts over the next decade.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Trump tells Cabinet secs to cut spending by 5% for FY2020 - Spanky KU - 10/17 11:56:30
     so back to obama level spending? Lol sounds conservative(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 10/17 12:45:04
          lol +1 (nm) - Badird MU - 10/17 12:54:10
     T has done it again, first ever to announce cuts - raskolnikov MU - 10/17 12:19:21
          I think that each dept could take a 10% cut and taxpayers - Spanky KU - 10/17 12:28:27
               That'd take all of the efficiency away - Mormad MU - 10/17 12:31:59
     Cut military spending 25% - JG A - 10/17 12:09:34
          But go to war with Saudi Arabia.. right George? - Spanky KU - 10/17 12:21:48
               I know lying is your ting, so when did I say that? - JG A - 10/17 12:27:42
          That would actually be a bigger overall reduction - MrBlueSky MU - 10/17 12:21:08
               I said that 6 mins ago, right below. (nm) - Badird MU - 10/17 12:23:02
                    opps - MrBlueSky MU - 10/17 12:26:50
          Cutting the defense budget 25% would save more than a 5% - Badird MU - 10/17 12:15:36
          It's a good start though (nm) - Sal KC - 10/17 12:10:45
               Lol, we'd still be at about $800 billion deficit - MrBlueSky MU - 10/17 12:15:48
                    Any cuts are welcomed at this point - Sal KC - 10/17 14:16:45
               RE: It's a good start though (nm) - Badird MU - 10/17 12:11:44
          Did it work when obama did it? nm - hokie VT - 10/17 12:02:45
               But Obama? - Badird MU - 10/17 12:04:32
                    Socialists get credit for trying. Or having dopes think they - hokie VT - 10/17 12:35:22
                         Im glad you are stuck on Obama without recognizing the - Badird MU - 10/17 12:52:53
                    Obama only intended to get us Obamacare - Spanky KU - 10/17 12:22:45
          no, but it would help it substantially. Good move (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU - 10/17 12:00:31
               It will help in 2020. Not in 2018 or 2019. - Badird MU - 10/17 12:03:17
                    It might though. If he's telling them he wants it to be 5% - TigerJackSwartz MU - 10/17 12:06:50
                         I think you missed my point. - Badird MU - 10/17 12:09:37
                              Still, let's take the step - Mormad MU - 10/17 12:14:10
                                   I agree, cut spending. Cut everywhere you can. - Badird MU - 10/17 12:18:31




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