So were the detailed spending cuts intended to offset the defense spending, including more than $7 billion from labor, health and education programs. Democrats did not rule out some increases to war-related military spending, but they have signaled they will not support the White House’s proposed spending cuts or the money for the border wall. “I would suspect the border wall is in the supplemental,” Blunt said. The White House proposal would almost certainly derail those plans. It is common for White House budget officials to send Congress a list of proposed cuts to offset new spending priorities.

Source: Washington Post March 28, 2017 20:27 UTC