Bush planning to cut funding for schools and veterans if elected in 2004
More fiscal irresponsibility.
George W, already looking beyond the November 2004 election, is planning to slash funding for schools and veterans in order to pay for his two wars and massive tax cuts to the rich.
Despite the President's thinly veiled plans for "No Child Left Behind", "Healthy Forests", and yes, "Clear Skies", his administration is planning to cut funding for not just his own proposed programs, but for existing programs!
George W, already looking beyond the November 2004 election, is planning to slash funding for schools and veterans in order to pay for his two wars and massive tax cuts to the rich.
Despite the President's thinly veiled plans for "No Child Left Behind", "Healthy Forests", and yes, "Clear Skies", his administration is planning to cut funding for not just his own proposed programs, but for existing programs!
The Bush administration has told officials who oversee federal education, domestic security, veterans and other programs to prepare preliminary 2006 budgets that would cut spending after the presidential election, according to White House documents.The Seattle P-I has the full article.
The programs facing reductions - should President Bush be re-elected in November - would also include the National Institutes of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department.
Many of the targeted programs are widely popular. Cuts could carry a political price for a president who has touted his support for schools, the environment and other domestic initiatives.
