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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

Military wins big; environment, aid lose

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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump asked the US Congress on Thursday to approve a 2018 budget that would bolster military programmes and begin building a wall on the southern border with Mexico while drastically cutting many federal agencies. Although both the Senate and House of Representatives are controlled by Trump’s fellow Republicans, Congress holds the federal purse strings and seldom approves presidents’ budget plans.


Trump’s plan took a big swipe at some federal institutions, envisaging a more than 31 per cent cut, or $2.6 billion, for the Environmental Protection Agency and a 28 per cent reduction, or $10.9 billion, for the State Department and other international programmes.


Trump said he aimed to advance “the safety and security of the American people,” adding he would do so with $54 billion in added military spending next year and putting more money into deporting illegal immigrants.


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