Obama Budget
Obama cut some major areas. These dept.or programs are the areas in the new budget that were given an increase:
DOE $26,400,000 to $29,500,000 (12%)
HRSA-Community Health Centers; $2,141,000 to $3,222,000 (50%)
National Health Service Corps; $141,000 to $418,000 (196%)
Disaster relief; $1,600,000, $1,800,000 (13%)
HUD-Choice Neighborhoods; $65,000 to $250,000 (285%)
Homeless Assistance; $1,865,000 to $2,372,000 (27%)
Health & Human-Child Care; $2,127,000 to 2,927,000 (38%)
Headstart; $7,234,000 to $8,100,000 (12%)
Justice-Drug & Mental courts; $45,000 to $57,000 (27%)
Transportation-Highway; $41,107,999 to $69,675,000 (69%)
Federal Transit; $10,730,000 to $22,201,000 (107%)
AMTRAK; $1,583,000 to $4,046,000 (156%)
High-Speed Rail; $2,500,000 to $4,000,000 (60%)
What is up with this massive funds for transportation dept?
Areas that got significant cuts are: (interesting)
Clean water (-55%)
Rural Development (-43%)
Rural Health (-33%)
Mental Health grants (-90%)
Vocational education was cut -21%
USDA Forrest-Rural Schools (-21%)
Justice lost Criminal Alien Assistant (-59%),
Mentally Ill Offender Act (-100%),
JUV justice acct (-34%)
DOT-Airport Improvement (-36%), Essential Air Service (-14%)
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