Trump's Budget Guts Science Agencies—But Favors the Moon
Trump's Budget Guts Science Agencies—But Favors the Moon
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
March 13, 20195m 20s
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Show Notes
Despite two failed attempts in as many years, President Trump has not been moved to change his tactics. At least not when it comes to this year’s federal budget request, a $4.75 trillion spending plan that guts domestic programs and federal scientific research in favor of boosting the US military and building a wall along the Mexican border. For the third straight year, Trump has proposed big cuts to domestic programs—5 percent to most agencies.
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