President Donald Trump transmitted his nearly $2.2 trillion fiscal 2027 spending request to lawmakers during the congressional Easter recess. The proposal sets out the Administration’s funding priorities for FY 2027 and serves as the starting point for negotiations with congressional appropriators in the annual federal budgeting process. The budget requests a major increase in defense spending, proposing a record $1.2 trillion. Significant cuts are proposed for agriculture and water programs with highway and bridge programs fairing better. The administration proposed similar cuts in last year’s budget which Congress did not adopt.
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