Budget plan to cut Food stamps, Medicaid, Children's insurance and more programs for low income families
By Mona Austin Snap assistance and Medicaid are not the only federal programs being cut under Pres. Donald Trump's FY 21 Budget Proposal unveiled on Monday. People with disabilities and the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, which provides funding for uninsured children whose families earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid and nearly 2 million people on the payroll of the federal government and various departments are getting the axe. These areas are being slashed in favor of building up military programs and operations. The losses to specific government agencies to experience budgetary reductions are below: Agriculture Department. . -$3.6B. Education Department. -$8.8B. HUD Department. -$8.6B. READ PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FY 2021 BUDGET PLAN Pres. Trump notified Congress on Monday that pay adjustments for federal civilian employees will take effect in Fiscal Year 2021. The supplemental document to the FY21 Budget stated ...