Deficit watchdog urges deeper cuts, less spending than Trump’s request
Fiscal responsibility groups are urging lawmakers to identify additional spending offsets as Republicans weigh how to implement President Trump’s budget request in next year’s funding bills.
As congressional Republicans consider how to fold President Donald Trump’s budget request into next year’s government funding bills, deficit watchdogs say the proposal doesn’t go far enough. Fiscal responsibility groups are urging lawmakers to identify additional offsets and enact deeper spending reductions to curb the deficit.