Trump’s budget should instead be viewed as an ideological statement. “This is the America First budget,” Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told reporters Wednesday. The clearest winner in Trump’s budget are defense contractors and the military, which would receive an additional $54 billion to pay for … pretty much anything. Trump’s budget eliminates the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps a limited number of poor people pay their heating and cooling bills. Trump’s budget saves $35 million by closing the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing program.

Source: Huffington Post March 16, 2017 18:30 UTC