Some Cuts That Could Be Passed Right Away

FY12 BudgetDiscretionary Program Cut Proposals Recycled from Bush's Last Budget          

 

  • B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarship (Ed): $1
  • Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (HUD): $18
  • Byrd Honors Scholarships (Ed): $42
  • Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (HHS): $318
  • Denali Commission (HHS): $10
  • Emergency Steel Guaranteed Loan Program (Commerce): $43
  • High Energy Cost Grants (Ag): $18
  • Historic Whaling and Trading Partners (Ed): $9
  • Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnerships Program (Ed): $64
  • Multifamily Housing and Community Facilities Loan Guarantees (Ag): $8
  • Public Broadcasting Grants (Ag): $5
  • Public Telecommunications Facilities Grants (Commerce): $20
  • Resource Conservation and Development (Ag): $51
  • Revenue Forgone from Reduced Rate Mail (Postal Service): $29
  • Rural Fire Assistance (Interior): $7
  • State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (Justice): $194
  • Targeted Water Infrastructure Grants (EPA): $157
  • Underground Railroad Educational and Culture (Ed): $2
  • Valles Caldera (Agriculture): $4
  • Watershed and Flood Prevention Program (Ag): $30

Total Savings: $1.03 billion

 

The 2012 budget would reduce spending for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, all the other listed programs would be terminated.