{"id":3692,"date":"2006-02-10T17:27:27","date_gmt":"2006-02-11T01:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/02\/10\/bushs-hit-list\/"},"modified":"2019-12-20T09:08:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T17:08:18","slug":"bushs-hit-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/02\/10\/bushs-hit-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Bush&#8217;s hit list"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:6952,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/news.yahoo.com\\\/s\\\/ap\\\/20060209\\\/ap_on_go_pr_wh\\\/budget_program_cuts_glance;_ylt=ArsjPZ7MFWK8Rueuwlo6L5IGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/news.yahoo.com\\\/s\\\/ap\\\/20060209\\\/ap_on_go_pr_wh\\\/budget_program_cuts_glance;_ylt=ArsjPZ7MFWK8Rueuwlo6L5IGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>What follows is a list <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20060209\/ap_on_go_pr_wh\/budget_program_cuts_glance;_ylt=ArsjPZ7MFWK8Rueuwlo6L5IGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-\" title=\"Yahoo: Programs Bush Wants to Cut or Kill\">originally posted on Yahoo<\/a> and copied here because Yahoo tends to remove news articles two weeks or so after they&#8217;re posted. I also reformatted the list to make it easier to read.<\/p>\n<p>These are the proposed cuts in Bush&#8217;s 2007 budget. A lot of things in here make me wince, but it&#8217;s the education sections that really make me mad. I want <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/02\/the_62_second_c.html\" title=\"Eclecticism: The 24.6 Second College Degree\">my 24.6 seconds<\/a> back.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>Programs Bush Wants to Cut or Kill<\/h4>\n<p>The 141 programs that President Bush proposed to eliminate or cut in his 2007 budget, with potential savings in millions:<\/p>\n<h5>TERMINATIONS<\/h5>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">AGRICULTURE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Microbiological data program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$6 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Community Connect broadband grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$9 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Commodity supplemental food program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$107 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research and extension grant earmarks<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$196 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ocean freight differential grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$77 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forest service economic action program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$10 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>High cost energy grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$26 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Public broadcast grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$5 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Watershed protection and flood prevention operations<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$75 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$511 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">COMMERCE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Advanced technology program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$79 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Emergency steel guarantee loan program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$49 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Telecommunications construction grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$22 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$150 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">EDUCATION<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/td>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Educational technology state grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$272 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Even Start<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$99 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">High school programs terminations:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vocational education state grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$1,182 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vocational education national programs<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$9 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Upward Bound<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$311 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GEAR UP<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$303 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Talent search<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$145 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tech prep state grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$105 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smaller learning communities<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$94 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Safe and Drug-Free Schools state grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$347 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Elementary and secondary education program terminations:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Parental information and resource centers<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$40 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arts in education<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$35 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elementary and secondary school counseling<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$35 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alcohol abuse reduction<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$32 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Civic education<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$29 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>National Writing Project<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$22 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Star Schools<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$15 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>School leadership<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$15 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ready to Teach<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$11 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Javits gifted and talented education<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$10 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading Partners<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$9 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Comprehensive school reform<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$8 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dropout prevention program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$5 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mental Health integration in schools<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$5 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Women&#8217;s Educational Equity<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$3 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Academies for American History and Civics<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$2 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Close-Up fellowships<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$1 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Foundations for Learning<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$1 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Excellence in Economic Education<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$1 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Higher Education Programs:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Education demos for students with disabilities<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$7 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Underground Railroad Program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$2 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>State grants for incarcerated youth offenders<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$23 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Postsecondary Student Financial Assistance Programs:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perkins Loan cancellations<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$65 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leveraging educational assistance programs<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$65 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Byrd Scholarships<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$41 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational opportunity<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$3 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B.J. Stupak Olympic scholarships<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$1 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Vocational rehabilitation programs:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Supported employment<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$30 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Projects with industry<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$20 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Recreational programs<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$3 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Migrant and seasonal farmworkers<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$2 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Teacher Quality Enhancement<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$60 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$3,468 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">ENERGY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>University nuclear energy program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$27 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oil and gas research and development<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$64 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Geothermal technology program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$23 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$114 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES<\/th>\n<\/td>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Centers for Disease Control preventive block grant<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$99 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Real Choice System Change grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$25 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Community services block grant<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$630 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Community economic development<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$27 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rural community facilities<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$7 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Job opportunities for low-income individuals<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$6 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maternal and child health small categorical grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$39 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Urban Indian Health Program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$33 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$866 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">HOMELAND SECURITY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/td>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Office of grants and training<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$229 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<td>\n <\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>HOPE VI<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$198 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">INTERIOR<\/th>\n<\/td>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/td>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Bureau of Indian Affairs Johnson-O&#8217;Malley assistance grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$16 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Land and water conservation fund state recreation grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$28 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>National Park Service statutory aid<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$7 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rural fire assistance<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$10 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$61 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">JUSTICE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Byrne discretionary grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$189 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Byrne justice assistance grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$327 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Community Oriented Policing Services technology grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$128 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Juvenile accountability block grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$49 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>National Drug Intelligence Center<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$23 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>State Criminal Alien Assistance Program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$400 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$1,116 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">LABOR<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>America&#8217;s Job Bank<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$15 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Denali Commission job training earmark<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$7 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Migrant and seasonal farmworkers training program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$79 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reintegration of youthful offenders<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$49 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Susan Harwood training grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$10 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Work incentive grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$20 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$180 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">TRANSPORTATION<\/th>\n<\/td>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>National defense tank vessel construction program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$74 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Railroad rehabilitation financing loan program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0 million<br \/>(no funds were enacted in 2006)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$74 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Unrequested projects<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$277 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">OTHER AGENCIES<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>National Civilian Community Corps<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$22 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>President&#8217;s Freedom scholarships<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$4 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>National Veterans Business Development Corporation<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$1 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Small Business Administration microloan program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$14 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Postal Service forgone revenue appropriation<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$29 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$70 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5>MAJOR REDUCTIONS<\/h5>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">AGRICULTURE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Conservation operations<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$77 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Resource conservation and development program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$25 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>State and private forestry<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$100 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>In-house research<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$123 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Environmental quality incentives program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$270 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Market access program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$100 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rural Economic development grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$89 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Watershed rehabilitation program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$65 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Farmland protection program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$47 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Value-added marketing grants<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$40 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wildlife habitat incentives program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$30 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agricultural management assistance<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$14 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Broadband<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$10 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ground and surface water conservation<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$9 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Renewable energy program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$3 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Biomass research and development<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$2 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$1004 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">COMMERCE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Manufacturing extension partnership<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$59 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Technology administration<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$5 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$64 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">EDUCATION<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Perkins Loans Institutional Fund recall<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$664 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Teaching American history<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$71 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Physical education<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$47 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mentoring program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$30 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$811 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">ENERGY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Environmental management<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$762 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weatherization assistance program<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$79 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clean Coal Power initiative<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$45 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$886 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Health Resources and Service Administration &#8211; Children&#8217;s Graduate Medical Education<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$198 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HRSA Health professions<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$136 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HRSA Poison control centers<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$10 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HRSA Rural health<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$133 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Social Services block grant<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$500 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Substance abuse and mental health programs<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$71 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$1,048 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"495px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">HOMELAND SECURITY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Program<\/th>\n<th width=\"150px\">Potential Savings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Office of grants and training<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$694 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A lot of things in here make me wince, but it&#8217;s the education sections that really make me made. I want my 24.6 seconds back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2042],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-3692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}