House GOP Looks to Cut $13.7B From 3 Agencies: Report
- House Republicans propose cutting $13.7 billion from the Labor Department, Education Department, and Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2026, according to Punchbowl News.
- The Department of Labor would face a 28% cut while the Department of Education would experience a 15% reduction, as reported by Punchbowl News.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports a budget that follows a significant reduction in workforce aimed at cutting bureaucracy.
- Congress is expected to need a short-term spending measure to keep the government funded while negotiating the full-year budget, as noted in the report.
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House GOP Looks to Cut $13.7B From 3 Agencies
House Republicans are calling for $13.7 billion in cuts from the Labor Department, Education Department, and Health and Human Services (LHHS) annual appropriations package in fiscal year 2026, Punchbowl News reported Monday. Under their plan, funding for the Department of Labor would get cut by 28%, the Department of Education would incur 15% cuts, and HHS 6%, according to Punchbowl News. The National Institutes of Health would be funded at its …
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