Rundown of the Administration's FY 2009 Budget
The Administration's budget for fiscal year 2009 was released on February 4. It proposes increased funding for the Department of Defense, cuts to health care programs, and about $2.4 billion less for domestic discretionary programs other than Homeland Security. These programs include most of the housing, human service, veterans, education, and infrastructure programs that help low-income people. After accounting for inflation, these programs would be cut by 4 percent from last year. The budget also proposes to cut Medicaid by $18 billion over 5 years.
