Bush: Keep tax cuts to wealthy but not enough money left for Americans

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Sun Feb-06-05 01:04 PM
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Bush: Keep tax cuts to wealthy but not enough money left for Americans

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/05/bush.budget.ap/index.html

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush's budget will propose slashing grants to local law enforcement agencies and cutting spending for environmental protection, American Indian schools and home-heating aid for the poor, The Associated Press learned Saturday.

The details obtained Saturday are the latest in a budget that will also seek savings from programs ranging from Amtrak and farmers' subsidies to Medicaid, the federal-state health program for the poor and disabled.

According to figures obtained by the AP, Bush would slice a $600 million grant program for local police agencies to $60 million next year. Grants to local firefighters, for which Congress provided $715 million this year, would fall to $500 million.

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ayeshahaqqiqa

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Sun Feb-06-05 01:05 PM
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1. Can we all write/call on our Congresspersons

about changing out priorities?

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