Trump's budget proposes cutting health, education and clean energy programs while talking about greater military power

President Donald Trump issued a budget proposal on Friday that would require domestic plans involving public health, education and clean energy to be cut while trying to increase military spending when a one-time boost is raised.

The 40-page request has been addressed to Congress leaders, accompanied by a letter from Director of Management and Budget Russell, who was sent to Sen. Susan Collins, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Overall, Vought said the proposal contained 23% cuts ($163 billion), while Republicans, who included $150 billion, were staring at military spending 13% in another bill.

The White House budget is due to Republican-led Congress trying to pay for Trump’s tax cut priorities, higher spending on immigration law enforcement and the military, lower spending in other parts of the federal government and higher debt limits. Vought mentioned the call for border funding in the new budget blueprint.

The budget has sparked some unusual push from the Republican Defense Hawk, including Roger Wick, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

"It demands a budget of $892.6 billion, which is actually cut," Wick said in a statement. "This budget will reduce President Trump's military choices and his negotiating leverage. We face the axis of the aggressors led by the Chinese Communist Party, who have launched a trade war instead of negotiating in good faith."

The White House budget is usually symbolic and never becomes a written law. But they represent the president’s vision for spending and tend to influence debates on Capitol Hill. They also tend to be tools for sending messages about the most popular priorities of the White House and often propose difficult policy compromises or cuts that form the basis for opposition political attacks.

Trump's new proposal could impact the next round of government funding negotiations, with funds due on September 30 after a six-month funding bill passed in early March. The legislation, unlike the partisan "reconciliation" bill, received a 60-vote rule of action in the Senate, meaning it would require a lot of democratic support to become a Republican-controlled congressional law.

Trump's budget suggests various major cuts to the prestigious administration program, including cutting the National Institutes of Health $18 billion, while 2025 levels cut low-income household energy assistance program (LIHEAP) by $4 billion, and $3.6 billion from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The budget also calls for various cuts to clean energy funding, education funding, scientific research and international aid.

It suggests a financing for Trump’s priorities, including a $43.8 billion boost from the Department of Homeland Security, $113.3 billion for the Department of Defense and $500 million for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Trump's proposal is limited to "discretionary" spending and does not include recommendations on "mandatory" spending, a major part of the U.S. budget that covers safety net programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. However, it’s a tough decision about federal spending, and ultimately a mind-boggling point among Republicans as they consider a big bill on Trump’s tax and spending priorities later this year.

Trump's budget has won praise from Republicans such as House Speaker Mike Johnson, who calls it "a bold blueprint that reflects the values ​​of hard-working Americans and a commitment to American strength and prosperity."

“House Republicans are ready to work with President Trump to implement a responsible budget for the United States, which puts the United States first,” he said.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.

"Donald Trump's days of pretending to be a populist are over. His policies are nothing more than a full-scale attack on hard-working Americans," Schumer said in a statement. "As he struggles with health care, cuts education and hollows out the dependence of his family - he is tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. It's not only a financial irresponsibility, but a morally bankrupt president betrays workers."

Collins also responded in a statement Friday, saying the request was “just a step in the annual budget process” and noted: “Ultimately, Congress has the power of a wallet.”

"This request was late to Congress, and the key details remain outstanding," Collins said, expressing "serious objections" to various regulations, including cutting the "Liheap, Trio (Education Division" program) and programs supporting biomedical research. ”