Trump administration considers $6 billion cut to HUD budget
The Trump administration has considered more than $6 billion in cuts at the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to preliminary budget
documents obtained by The Washington Post. The plan would squeeze public
housing support and end most federally funded community development grants,
which provide services such as meal assistance and cleaning up abandoned
properties in low-income neighborhoods.
It’s the latest evidence that the administration is following through on
President Trump’s goal to cut domestic spending by $54 billion to bolster
the defense budget. HUD’s budget would shrink by about 14 percent to $40.5
billion in fiscal 2018, which begins in October. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-administration-considers-6-billion-cut-to-hud-budget/2017/03/08/1757e8e8-03ab-11e7-b1e9-a05d3c21f7cf_story.html?utm_term=.99399db01cec
