President Trump’s first 100+ days are marked by strokes of courage and falls of surrender. Where domestic policy is concerned we are coming to a fork in the road where Mr. Trump will either solidify himself as an astute successful business man citizen president or he will surrender to darker forcers, risk\u00a0the chance of a 2nd term, and be cast aside as a relic of what is formerly known as conservatism.<\/p>\n
From The Hill<\/a>:<\/p>\n President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal would completely eliminate 66 federal programs, for a savings of $26.7 billion.<\/p>\n Some of the programs would receive funding for 2018 as part of a phasing-out plan.<\/p>\n Here are the programs the administration wants on the chopping block.<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 McGovern-Dole International Food for Education<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rural Business-Cooperative Service<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Single Family Housing Direct Loans<\/p>\n Commerce Department \u2014 $633 million<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Economic Development Administration<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manufacturing Extension Partnership<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minority Business Development Agency<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Grants and Education<\/p>\n Education Department \u2014 $4.976 billion<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21st Century Community Learning Centers<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Comprehensive Literacy Development Grants<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Impact Aid Payments for Federal Property<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 International Education<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Strengthening Institutions<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Teacher Quality Partnership<\/p>\n Energy Department \u2014 $398 million<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Advanced Research Projects Agency\u2014Energy<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program and Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility<\/p>\n Health and Human Services \u2014 $4.834 billion<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Community Services Block Grant<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Health Professions and Nursing Training Programs<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program<\/p>\n Homeland Security \u2014 $235 million<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Transportation Security Administration Law Enforcement Grants<\/p>\n Housing and Urban Development\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 $4.123 billion<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Choice Neighborhoods<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Community Development Block<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HOME Investment Partnerships Program<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program Account<\/p>\n Interior Department \u2014 $122 million<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Abandoned Mine Land Grants<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heritage Partnership Program<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National Wildlife Refuge Fund<\/p>\n Justice Department \u2014 $210 million<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Labor Department \u2014 $527 million<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Training<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OSHA Training Grants<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior Community Service Employment Program<\/p>\n State Department and USAID \u2014 $4.256 billion<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Development Assistance<\/p>\n Earmarked Appropriations for Non-Profit Organizations<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Asia Foundation<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 East-West Center<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 P.L. 480 Title II Food Aid<\/p>\n State Department, USAID, and Treasury Department \u2014 $1.59 billion<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Green Climate Fund and Global Climate Change Initiative<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Transportation Department \u2014 $499 million<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER)<\/p>\n Treasury Department \u2014 $43 million<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Global Agriculture and Food Security Program<\/p>\n Environmental Protection Agency \u2014 $493 million<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Energy Star and Voluntary Climate Programs<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Geographic Programs<\/p>\n National Aeronautics and Space Administration \u2014 $269 million<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Five Earth Science Missions<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Office of Education<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Other Independent Agencies \u2014 $2.683 billion<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chemical Safety Board<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corporation for National and Community Service<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corporation for Public Broadcasting<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Institute of Museum and Library Services<\/p>\n International Development Foundations<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 African Development Foundation<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inter-American Foundation<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Legal Services Corporation<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National Endowment for the Arts<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National Endowment for the Humanities<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overseas Private Investment Corporation<\/p>\n Regional Commissions<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Appalachian Regional Commission<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Delta Regional Authority<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Denali Commission<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Northern Border Regional Commission<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. Institute of Peace<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. Trade and Development Agency<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars<\/p>\n President Trump and his team are commended for proposing this list along with additional\u00a0cuts to Medicaid and other boondoggles. They deserve credit for subjecting themselves to this scrutiny and endless media bashing, but proposing and fighting for are two different things.<\/p>\n My concern is that Trump’s lack of principle beyond\u00a0taking credit for\u00a0getting deals done\u00a0may result in him and his team folding at the first sign of pushback from Congress and there is already plenty of pushback with Republicans leading the charge declaring the budget proposal is DOA.<\/p>\n What will Mr. Trump do when these items are included in the bloated festering corpse that Congress will pass to further enslave us to fiat currency denominated sovereign debt? Will he veto with as strong a message to the Congressional Crapweasels as he delivered to the terrorists in Afghanistan or to those responsible for the horror in Manchester this week?<\/p>\n History suggests he will not as evidenced by his seeking the counsel<\/a> of John Boehner regarding\u00a0domestic spending. Here’s a pro-tip from the right: If you are consulting John Boehner, you are doing it wrong. Donald Trump was sent to Washington to drain the swamp. John Boehner is the creature from the black lagoon.<\/p>\n There are many reasons to read the news about some of what Donald Trump does, pump my fist, and yell “F*&% Yeah!” His commitment to fiscal prudence so far has been disappointing and with this budget he has laid down a marker. The media did not run with the Boehner story and only hard core nerds like me are even aware of it. If it happens again I doubt the press will be so gracious and will actively foment discord on the right. Discord a fragile presidency with a popular vote deficit and the office secured solely by better demographic targeting and a corrupt opponent may not endure.<\/p>\n Trump’s longevity and that of his agenda rely on minority numerical support and outsized enthusiasm from is supporters. Absent that enthusiasm his presidency fails. I pray he gets this one right and does not seek the counsel of the likes of John Boehner or his uber-progressive cabal of children.<\/p>\n President Trump’s first 100+ days are marked by strokes of courage and falls of surrender. Where domestic policy is concerned we are coming to a fork in the road where Mr. Trump will either solidify himself as an astute successful business man citizen president or he will surrender to darker forcers, risk\u00a0the chance of a 2nd term, and be cast aside as a relic of what is formerly known as conservatism.<\/p>\n From The Hill<\/a>:<\/p>\n President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal would completely eliminate 66 federal programs, for a savings of $26.7 billion.<\/p>\n Some of the programs would receive funding for 2018 as part of a phasing-out plan.<\/p>\n Here are the programs the administration wants on the chopping … Continue reading Here are the 66 programs eliminated in Trump’s budget<\/h1>\n
\nAgriculture Department \u2014 $855 million<\/strong><\/p>\nHere are the 66 programs eliminated in Trump’s budget<\/h1>\n