Trump team prepares dramatic cuts to federal agencies

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The departments of Commerce and Energy would see major reductions in funding, with programs under their jurisdiction either being eliminated or transferred to other agencies.

The departments of Transportation, Justice and State would see significant cuts and program eliminations.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting would be privatized, while the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities would be eliminated entirely.

Overall, the blueprint being used by Trump’s team would reduce federal spending by $10.5 trillion over 10 years.

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/314991-trump-team-prepares-dramatic-cuts

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If he even gets half of this done, it’ll be the best thing evah.

Drain the Swamp!

 

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Pence: Transition finished 'on schedule and under budget'

Vice President-elect Mike Pence touted the progress of transition efforts Thursday during a surprise appearance at the first Washington, D.C., press conference for President-elect Trump's team, highlighting the fact that the transition had been completed "on schedule and under budget."

"When we took over, I was impressed, frankly, with the work Gov. [Chris] Christie and the transition team had done prior to the election," Pence said. Trump put Pence in charge of the transition team shortly after his victory in November after allowing Christie to guide the process during the campaign months.

Pence said the transition had conducted more than 170 interviews under Christie's leadership, before Trump won the election. The team had interviewed more than 200 people in the days since, Pence said.

The vice president-elect also praised the pace of Trump's policy shop, noting its officials had put together an "action plan" for Day One, Day 100 and Day 200.

Rick Dearborn, executive director of the transition team, and incoming White House counsel Don McGahn were among the officials who received specific shout-outs from the vice president-elect.

Several soon-to-be Cabinet members attended the press conference at Trump's Washington transition headquarters, including Ben Carson and Sen. Jeff Sessions.

Pence said the team planned to return roughly 20 percent of transition funding to the Treasury Department.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/p...-on-schedule-and-under-budget/article/2612316

 

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more winning!

Congress looks to punish ‘sanctuary campus’ colleges that protect illegal immigrants

Forget sanctuary cities: The next heated congressional battle on immigration could be over “sanctuary campuses” — the dozens of colleges and universities that say they will resist any cooperation with federal immigration agents, unless they are forced to by law.

Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican, introduced legislation this month to do just that, saying Congress should strip schools of billions of dollars in federal financial aid unless they start cooperating with authorities.

Mr. Hunter’s legislation would require the Department of Homeland Security to keep a list of sanctuary campuses and send it to the Education Department, which would cancel federal payments for student loans and financial aid, potentially costing schools billions of dollars.

“This effort is not about telling colleges who they can and can’t accept for enrollment, but whatever decision they make will either mean they receive federal money or they don’t — it’s that simple,” Mr. Hunter said.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/18/congress-looks-punish-sanctuary-campus-colleges/

 

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I think undocumented students would be the least of our worries. I'd use Federal resources to concentrate on deportations of those in
prison or criminal justice system.