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Read the new CBO report on Trump’s budget proposal

by Garet Williams
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The Congressional Budget Office just released its analysis of President Trump’s budget proposal, released earlier this year. The proposal called for trillions of dollars of budget cuts over 10 years, including to programs for the poor, and giant cuts to some federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department.

Trump claimed those budget cuts would eliminate the deficit in 10 years — but the CBO found it would do no such thing.

Read the full analysis here and below:

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