Donald Trump has published some budget proposals for the next fiscal year and, as expected, it’s good news for defence and border security, bad news for the environment, arts, and certain welfare programmes.
One planned cutback has generated a particularly strong backlash: President Trump’s intention to eliminate the entire Community Development Block Grant, which funds housing assistance and various community programmes.
Among them is Meals on Wheels, which provides food to the elderly and disabled, to veterans, and to others who are unable for some reason to leave their homes.
The planned cutback wouldn’t eliminate Meals on Wheels, but it would limit
source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/17/trump-budget-meals-on-wheels-cutback-prompts-backlash/
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