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Watch Trump's budget director explain proposed cuts for after-school programs that feed children
Director of the Office of Budget Management John Mulvaney explains why President Trump's proposed budget would cut funding for various programs. Mulvaney said that there's no "demonstrable evidence" that after-school programs that feed and educate children so that they perform better in school are actually working. The proposed budget includes a $1.4 billion increase for public and private school programs, but cuts funding for before- and after-school programs. The budget would also cut federal funding for Meals on Wheels, a program that provides daily meals to millions of low-income seniors across the country.
Meals on Wheels responded to Trump's proposed budget with the following statement:
“The problem with a skinny budget is it is lean on details. So, while we don’t know the exact impact yet, cuts of any kind to these highly successful and leveraged programs would be a devastating blow to our ability to provide much-needed care for millions of vulnerable seniors in America, which in turn saves billions of dollars in reduced healthcare expenses” - Ellie Hollander, Meals on Wheels America president and CEO
So we have a President that claims to be all for the average American, cutting food for the elderly and children in order to make more machines of war. Welcome to the GOP morality.
Director of the Office of Budget Management John Mulvaney explains why President Trump's proposed budget would cut funding for various programs. Mulvaney said that there's no "demonstrable evidence" that after-school programs that feed and educate children so that they perform better in school are actually working. The proposed budget includes a $1.4 billion increase for public and private school programs, but cuts funding for before- and after-school programs. The budget would also cut federal funding for Meals on Wheels, a program that provides daily meals to millions of low-income seniors across the country.
Meals on Wheels responded to Trump's proposed budget with the following statement:
“The problem with a skinny budget is it is lean on details. So, while we don’t know the exact impact yet, cuts of any kind to these highly successful and leveraged programs would be a devastating blow to our ability to provide much-needed care for millions of vulnerable seniors in America, which in turn saves billions of dollars in reduced healthcare expenses” - Ellie Hollander, Meals on Wheels America president and CEO
So we have a President that claims to be all for the average American, cutting food for the elderly and children in order to make more machines of war. Welcome to the GOP morality.