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Ep: 1: Trump and Congress May Look to Cut Safety Net to Balance Budget

Budget Tracker Extra

By Jane Norman
Posted January 24, 2017 at 5:46pm

In the first episode of the Budget Tracker Extra podcast, CQ budget editors Jane Norman and David Lerman discuss how President Donald Trump’s campaign promises may collide with a Republican Congress eager to cut spending that could extend from the National Endowment for the Arts to Social Security.

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