“We
will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways all
across our land. And we will do it with American heart, and American hands, and
American grit.” – President Donald J. Trump
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Too many of these programs are "ineffective,"
according to the proposal.
So, Trump is offering states the opportunity to
create Welfare to Work projects that “streamline funding from multiple welfare
programs,” since they know the needs of their citizens better than Washington.
The White House laid out its “bold new approach” to the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that “combines traditional
SNAP benefits with 100-percent American grown foods provided directly to
households and focuses administrative reforms on outcome-based employment
strategies.” It calls for a $200 billion cut to the program.
The budget also calls for a renewed sense of integrity
among these welfare programs.
“This new opportunity would be accompanied by a strong
accountability framework. Specifically, plans to combine safety net programs
would be subject to rigorous, random-assignment evaluations, measuring
achievement in targeted outcomes.”
The most controversial part of the budget, however, is
most likely going to be the section on “Building the Wall.”
Building the Wall, Dismantling Transnational
Criminal Organizations, and Enforcing Our Immigration Laws.
The
Budget reflects my Administration’s serious and ongoing commitment
to fully secure our border, take the fight to criminal
gangs like MS-13, and make our immigration system work for Americans. The Budget provides funding
for a wall on our Southwest border and additional resources for law enforcement at the
Departments of Homeland Security and Justice.
The Budget also funds an increase in the number of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, Border Patrol agents, and immigration judges to improve
enforcement at the border and within the United States.
The budget calls for $18 billion for the border wall, and
$1.6 billion to support CBP efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border, $211 million
for 750 additional Border Patrol agents in 2019, and $208 million in new
funding for 300 additional ICE Special Agents.
As for DACA, Trump said during a meeting at the White
House Monday that he wanted it separate from the budget so they could talk
about it and make a deal. He hopes the Democrats won’t hold the issue hostage
for political reasons.
At the White House meeting, Trump also said he regretted
that the U.S. has spent $7 trillion in Middle East, and the region is
"worse" than ever.
“What a mistake,” he said. Instead, they are now going to
build roads and bridges here in the U.S.
The biggest reason the budget passed last week was because
of the military, according to the president. The military was
"depleted" when he took office, but now they will be getting the
resources they need.
The budget offers $716 billion in defense spending for
2019. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was so pleased that he called Trump and
said, “I can’t believe we got everything we wanted,” according to Trump.
You can read the budget in its entirety here.
