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Title: House GOP Targets Dozens of Government Programs With Spending Cut Plan
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URL Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201 ... ns-programs-spending-cut-plan/
Published: Feb 9, 2011
Author: Fox
Post Date: 2011-02-09 15:08:09 by Happy Quanzaa
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House Republicans have proposed cutting or eliminating dozens of government programs as part of a plan they say will save up to $74 billion, kicking off what is sure to be a vigorous debate on Capitol Hill over what to keep and what to slash. Offering a first glimpse of the specifics Republicans have in mind to rein in spending, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., on Tuesday released a partial list of 70 spending cuts included as part of the GOP's budget proposal for funding the government through the end of the fiscal year. The cuts go after common conservative targets, including the Environmental Protection Agency and Amtrak, but also cover everything from law enforcement to NASA. The proposal was released ahead of a private meeting between Republican House leaders and President Obama. Low-end reductions include the chopping of $2 million for the Minority Business Development Agency and $6 million for the National Endowment for the Arts. Higher-end cuts focus on slicing $1.6 billion for the EPA and $1.7 billion for the General Services Administration Federal Buildings Fund. Money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and AmeriCorps is eliminated entirely in Rogers' blueprint, which he bills as the first round of proposed cuts. "Never before has Congress undertaken a task of this magnitude," Rogers said in a statement. "The cuts in this (continuing resolution) will represent the largest reduction in discretionary spending in the history of our nation." Democrats were quick to pounce on the cuts, which are still short of the $100 billion Republicans pledged during the campaign season -- one reason the number is smaller is because lawmakers are almost halfway through the budget year, which began in October. Speaking before Rogers released the list, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., sounded skeptical of GOP efforts to truly reduce deficit spending. "I think there's a lot of message and not a lot of substance," Hoyer said. "Substance is tough." Jon Summers, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., warned that Republicans are trying to cut spending by going after Social Security and foreign aid. "We have to be smart about cutting government spending. Democrats want to reduce spending by cutting waste and excess like government giveaways to oil companies, but Republicans are already pushing extreme measures like privatizing or making deep cuts in Social Security," he said. "At the same time that Republicans are threatening to undermine Social Security, they are defending $20 billion in government giveaways to oil companies that are raking in record profits, arguing that these handouts should be off the table when it comes to spending cuts. Democrats believe Republicans have their priorities backwards." For his part, Rogers argued that the cuts were not what he called "low-hanging fruit," noting that the cuts "are real." The proposal comes as Congress prepares to debate whether to lift the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. Republicans have vowed to extract severe spending cuts as part of the negotiations. There are different ways to calculate the total value of the proposed cuts. One price tag is $58 billion, compared to what President Obama proposed to spend on domestic programs. The figure rises to around $74 billion once defense reductions are considered. The Associated Press calculated that the value could be as low as $35 billion when compared against 2010 levels. The cuts are nevertheless wide-ranging. According to the proposal, Republicans want to cut the following: -- $169 million from nuclear energy -- $593 million from the Internal Revenue Service -- $74 million from the FBI -- $379 million from NASA -- $544 million from international food aid grants -- $6 million each from the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities -- $2 billion from job-training programs -- $1 billion from the National Institutes of Health -- $224 million from Amtrak -- $755 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Click here to see the list of cuts from Rogers' office. F Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/09/house-gop-targets-dozens-programs-spending-cut-plan/#ixzz1DUhY7fO3
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#17. To: Godwinson (#15)
Mudonhisgear isn't worth the spit created while typing the reply. He's probably been my longest bozo here.
ROTFLMAO. The Federal Reserve caused the Great Depression, not capitalism.
No. The Commies caused Hitler to shoot his brains out.... You should follow his example.....
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
No, sell it
Excessive speculation on borrowed money was the primary cause of the Great Depression. The Fed's contribution to it was to allow capitalism to collapse in on itself by refusing to lend the borrowers more money. You're out of your mind.
Wow, wheat a rebuttal. You are truly a legend in your own mind.
I wasted your attention span with my first sentence? Thanks for the future warning. As for now, I switched the order...see if that helps. If you made it this far.
To Enron?
Fascists and Commies are identical except the control or ownership detail. As far as committing suicide, fuck you and your mother.
Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over.
war and calcon are two sides of the same (deranged) coin. They think they're heros: REALITY, however, is somewhat different: Socialist ass-hats think "There will be no more money when the U.S. dollar has no value, until that time we can keep printing more." And yes, that IS from LF's answer to Ben Bernanke, go65, leading disfunctional and delusional socialist of the forum. "You want me to kill THE ENEMIES of Jappos, I'll kill THE ENEMIES of Jappos, Rebs, or Sioux, or Cheyenne... For 500 bucks a month I'll kill whoever you want. But keep one thing in mind: I'd happily kill you for free." Algren, "The Last Samurai" The EPA is at the top of my list.
Another GOP created agency.
They think they're heros: Dude...I think we were both just insulted.
-- $593 million from the Internal Revenue Service -- $74 million from the FBI -- $379 million from NASA -- $544 million from international food aid grants -- $6 million each from the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities -- $2 billion from job-training programs -- $1 billion from the National Institutes of Health -- $224 million from Amtrak -- $755 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention how does that add up to $74 billion?
Since January 3, 2011, Republicans have controlled the power of the purse.
Republican math...decreasing GDP creates growth...
the post office is already quasi-private. If it did an IPO it would be for its own benefit. Maybe then the post office could get out of delivering mail to unprofitable routes. I'm sure rural America wouldn't mind paying $10 to mail a letter and having to drive 30 miles to the nearest post office.
Since January 3, 2011, Republicans have controlled the power of the purse.
You need to work on your reading comprehension if you ever want to get off the short bus.
so do you
Yep.
Get your goddamn guvrmint socialist hands off my post office!!!
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Fascists and Commies and Capitalists have one thing in common - they all failed in the real world to perform as theorized.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
What would happen if TVA was privatized? Same thing that happened to California - man made shortages to drive up the price of electricity so CEOs can cash in on stock options.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Yep, lib RINO Nixon trying to appease the Left. They never learn.
The EPA is a commie plot! How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? Its incredibly obvious isn't it. A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Commie works. Water purist, General Jack D. Ripper
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
It may not be a commie plot but it is infested with people like you. It needs to be tented and gassed.
Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over.
The Dept of Education was created as the office of Education in the 1800s. Health and Human Services has its roots back in the 1700s. Lincoln established the Dept of Agriculture.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Thomas Jefferson
Get rid of them. The states can care for themselves. The 10th Amendment predates the 'roots' you think exist. De-fund the Federal Government and devolve the power back to the states. Let fifty solutions bloom instead of one FascistCommunist model that lives in your heart.
Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over.
Do you want to tell Ruddy what year the DoD was established? :-)
Since January 3, 2011, Republicans have controlled the power of the purse.
You mean the War Department, stupid?
Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over.
Just like the oil companies shut down refineries to create shortages.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Thomas Jefferson
Yep, its time them freeloader states start paying their own way cause us donor states are getting tired of supporting them. Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Thomas Jefferson
As usual you miss the point by miles.
Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over.
So what's your point?
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Thomas Jefferson
Your 'us versus them' mentality as well as your innate denseness precludes your understanding. Unlike your pinko friends here, I won't filter you. I will just ignore you. Goodbye and God help Lucy.
Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over.
Thank you for your concern, Lucy is fine.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Thomas Jefferson
California was privatized??? WOW, does that means we don't have to bail them out or does that mean we have to bail them out like Wall Street?
LOL. Even better -- a private company would stop taxpayer subsidies for delivering JUNK MAIL, because taxpayers would no longer be on the hook for covering the Post Office's massive losses. In between my marriages, I use to go to my mailbox and just take everything out and throw it into the trash, because I didn't want to wade through the massive amount of taxpayer subsidized junk mail. It wasn't good for keeping up with the bills I can't pay online -- all of which are bills from the government. I authorize private sector companies deduct from my credit card or bank account. Governments in America haven't discovered online payments yet. But don't worry, they'll get their in the next century. Are you an old guy or what? Can't you understand that FedEx, UPS, etc. not only do it better, they do it with lower total costs???? Total costs include taxpayer subsidies to support the Post Office's losses. Please, join the modern world.
they also charge a heck of a lot more. I can't send a letter through FedEx for 40 cents or so.
Since January 3, 2011, Republicans have controlled the power of the purse.
Indeed.
Socialist ass-hats think "There will be no more money when the U.S. dollar has no value, until that time we can keep printing more." And yes, that IS from LF's answer to Ben Bernanke, go65, leading disfunctional and delusional socialist of the forum. "You want me to kill THE ENEMIES of Jappos, I'll kill THE ENEMIES of Jappos, Rebs, or Sioux, or Cheyenne... For 500 bucks a month I'll kill whoever you want. But keep one thing in mind: I'd happily kill you for free." Algren, "The Last Samurai" I'm glad to hear she is no longer under your destructive council.
Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over.
But you pay for the rest of the cost in tax subsidies. The total cost is hidden from the transaction but it's still there. First class mail is obsolete anyway. The only things I ever send in the mail are: A.) payments to government entities who are too stupid to figure out how to take PayPal or Credit Cards and B.) birthday cards and Christmas cards.
#18. To: Godwinson (#15)
The collapse of capitalism in 1929
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
#19. To: Rudgear (#16)
till throwing Hitler around, Huh?
#20. To: Godwinson (#11)
lets give it
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
#21. To: jwpegler (#18)
(Edited)
ROTFLMAO. The Federal Reserve caused the Great Depression, not capitalism.
#22. To: war (#21)
You're out of your mind.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
#23. To: jwpegler (#22)
(Edited)
Wow, wheat a rebuttal. You are truly a legend in your own mind.
#24. To: jwpegler (#20)
No, sell it
#25. To: Godwinson (#19)
#26. To: jwpegler (#22)
You are truly a legend in your own mind.
#27. To: Rudgear (#2)
#28. To: Happy Quanzaa (#27)
The EPA is at the top of my list.
#29. To: Capitalne Erica, calcon (#26)
war and calcon are two sides of the same (deranged) coin.
#30. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
-- $169 million from nuclear energy
#31. To: go65 (#30)
how does that add up to $74 billion?
#32. To: jwpegler (#7)
The TVA should be privatized, along with the Post Office. Two big IPOs that could raise a ton of money to help pay down the debt.
#33. To: go65 (#30)
how does that add up to $74 billion?
the figure rises to around $74 billion once defense reductions are considered.
#34. To: war (#33)
Republican math...decreasing GDP creates growth...
#35. To: Happy Quanzaa (#34)
#36. To: go65, jwpegler (#32)
(Edited)
Maybe then the post office could get out of delivering mail to unprofitable routes. I'm sure rural America wouldn't mind paying $10 to mail a letter and having to drive 30 miles to the nearest post office.
#37. To: Rudgear, war (#25)
Fascists and Commies are identical except the control or ownership detail. As far as committing suicide, fuck you and your mother.
#38. To: jwpegler, war (#20)
No, sell it
#39. To: war (#28)
Another GOP created agency.
#40. To: Happy Quanzaa, war (#39)
The EPA is at the top of my list.
#41. To: Godwinson (#40)
#42. To: Rudgear (#2)
I think the cuts need to start at the department level. Department of Education, Energy Department, Health and Human Services, Federal Reserve, Department of Agriculture, HUD, OSHA, every Department that has come into creation in the Twentieth Century needs to go.
#43. To: lucysmom (#42)
#44. To: lucysmom, rudgear (#42)
The Dept of Education was created as the office of Education in the 1800s. Health and Human Services has its roots back in the 1700s. Lincoln established the Dept of Agriculture.
#45. To: go65 (#44)
#46. To: Godwinson (#38)
Same thing that happened to California - man made shortages to drive up the price of electricity so CEOs can cash in on stock options.
#47. To: Rudgear (#43)
Get rid of them. The states can care for themselves. The 10th Amendment predates the 'roots' you think exist. De-fund the Federal Government and devolve the power back to the states. Let fifty solutions bloom instead of one FascistCommunist model that lives in your heart.
#48. To: lucysmom (#47)
#49. To: Rudgear (#48)
As usual you miss the point by miles.
#50. To: lucysmom (#49)
#51. To: Rudgear (#50)
Goodbye and God help Lucy.
#52. To: Godwinson (#38)
What would happen if TVA was privatized? Same thing that happened to California
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
#53. To: go65, capitalist eric, godwinson (#32)
(Edited)
Maybe then the post office could get out of delivering mail to unprofitable routes.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
#54. To: jwpegler (#53)
Are you an old guy or what? Can't you understand that FedEx, UPS, etc. not only do it better, they do it with lower total costs???? Total costs include taxpayer subsidies to support the Post Office's losses.
#55. To: Rudgear (#50)
God help Lucy.
#56. To: lucysmom, Capitalist Eric (#51)
Thank you for your concern, Lucy is fine.
#57. To: go65 (#54)
I can't send a letter through FedEx for 40 cents or so.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
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