These are the programs that the new House Republicans have proposed cutting. Read to the end.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Subsidy. $445 million annual savings.
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Save America 's Treasures Program. $25 million annual savings.
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International Fund for Ireland . $17 million annual savings.
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Legal Services Corporation. $420 million annual savings.
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National Endowment for the Arts. $167.5 million annual savings.
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National Endowment for the Humanities. $167.5 million annual savings.
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Hope VI Program. $250 million annual savings.
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Amtrak Subsidies. $1.565 billion annual savings.
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Eliminate duplicative education programs. H.R. 2274 (in last Congress), authored by Rep. McKeon, eliminates 68 at a savings of $1.3 billion annually.
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U.S. Trade Development Agency. $55 million annualsavings.
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Woodrow Wilson Center Subsidy. $20 million annual savings.
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Cut in half funding for congressional printing and binding. $47 million annual savings.
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John C. Stennis Center Subsidy. $430,000 annual savings.
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Community Development Fund. $4.5 billion annual savings.
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Heritage Area Grants and Statutory Aid. $24 million annual savings.
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CutFederal Travel Budget in Half. $7.5 billion annual savings
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Trim Federal Vehicle Budget by 20%. $600 million annual savings.
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Essential Air Service. $150 million annual savings.
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Technology Innovation Program. $70 million annual savings.
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Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program.$125 million annual savings.
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Department of Energy Grants to States for Weatherization. $530 million annual savings.
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Beach Replenishment. $95 million annual savings.
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New Starts Transit. $2 billion annual savings.
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Exchange Programs for Alaska , Natives Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Trading Partners in Massachusetts ..$9 million annual savings
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Intercity and High Speed Rail Grants. $2.5 billion annual savings.
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Title X Family Planning. $318 million annual savings.
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Appalachian Regional Commission. $76 million annual savings.
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Economic Development Administration. $293 million annual savings.
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Programs under the National and Community Services Act. $1.15 billion annual savings.
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Applied Research at Department of Energy. $1.27 billion annual savings.
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FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership. $200 million annual savings.
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Energy Star Program. $52 million annual savings.
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Economic Assistance to Egypt . $250 million annually.
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U.S. Agency for International Development.$1.39 billion annual savings.
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General Assistance to District of Columbia . $210 million annual savings.
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Subsidy for WashingtonMetropolitan Area Transit Authority. $150 million annual savings.
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Presidential Campaign Fund. $775 million savings over ten years.
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No funding for federal office space acquisition. $864 million annual savings.
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End prohibitions on competitive sourcing of government services.
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Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act. More than $1 billion annually.
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IRS Direct Deposit: Require the IRS to deposit fees for some services it offers(such as processingpayment plans for taxpayers) to the Treasury,instead of allowing it to remain as part of its budget. $1.8 billion savings over ten years.
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Require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees. $1 billion total savings. WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
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Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees.$1.2 billion savings over ten years.
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Sell excess federal properties the government does not make use of. $15 billion total savings.
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Eliminate death gratuity for Members of Congress.
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Eliminate Mohair Subsidies. $1 million annual savings.
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Eliminate taxpayer subsidies to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. $12.5 million annual savings
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Eliminate Market Access Program. $200 million annual savings.
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USDA Sugar Program. $14 million annual savings.
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Subsidy to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). $93 million annual savings.
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Eliminate the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. $56.2 million annual savings.
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Eliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs. $900 million savings.
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Ready to Learn TV Program. $27 million savings..
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HUD Ph.D. Program.
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Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act.
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TOTAL SAVINGS: $2.5 Trillion over Ten Years
My question is,what is all this doing in the budget in the first place?
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