Federal Government Policy and Business

Americans Would Cut 2017 Funding at These Agencies

Government Executive: Democrats and Republicans agree on the need to cut the federal budget by about $50 billion in fiscal 2017, according to a new survey.

The poll, conducted by the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, found majorities in both parties -- when provided with background information on the subject -- support an overlap of $10 billion in specific areas in which to cut. That includes a $3 billion reduction in subsidies to agricultural corporations, $1 billion at the departments of State and Justice, $1 billion at intelligence agencies and the same amount to Overseas Contingency Operations. A majority of all respondents agreed to trim “federal enforcement of federal laws” by $1 billion.

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