House republicans propose huge cuts in spending

In a bill called “Spending Reduction Act of 2011” proposed by members of the conservative Republican Study Committee, many cuts are listed.  Cheers!

Here’s just a few cuts proposed:

• Eliminate all remaining “stimulus” funding. $45 billion total savings.

• cut public broadcasting subsidy $445 million annual savings

• cut international fund for Ireland $17 million annual savings

• cut National Endowment for the Arts $167.5 million annual savings

  used by white house to push Obama agenda.

• cut half funding for congressional printing and binding $47 million annual savings

• cut Amtrak Subsidies. $1.565 billion annual savings.

• cut federal travel budget in half $7.5 billion a year

• trim fed vehicle budged by 20 percent $600 million a year

• cut intercity and high speed rail grants $2.5 billion

• cut Title X Family Planning $318 million

• cut presidential campaign fund $775 million over ten years

• no funding for federal office space acquisition $865 million

• require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees $1 billion

• prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees $1.2 billion over ten years

• eliminate death gratuity for members of congress (no dollar amount given)

• eliminate mohair subsidies $1 million

• Economic Assistance to Egypt. $250 million annually.

• eliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs $900 million

Posted:  01.21.11