Obama’s $3.7 Trillion Proposed Budget Cuts 200 Programs

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC

Alaska takes some lumps in the budget proposed by President Obama Monday, but it could’ve been worse.  The President’s $3.7 trillion budget cuts or eliminates more than 200 programs, yet invests in education and other areas.  It calls for a freeze in annual domestic spending over five years.

As APRN’s Libby Casey reports, some of the Alaskan items on the chopping block have been there before.

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