Trump FY2027 Budget Request
Key Questions
What is the total amount of the White House FY2027 budget request?
The White House has proposed a $6.7 trillion budget for FY2027. It significantly boosts defense spending while cutting non-defense discretionary programs.
How much is proposed for defense spending in FY2027?
Defense spending is proposed at $1.7 trillion, a 42-44% increase that includes slush funds amid ongoing audits. This represents a major priority shift in the budget.
What cuts are proposed for HUD in the FY2027 budget?
HUD funding is set at $73.5 billion in discretionary spending, protecting housing vouchers but axing programs like CDBG, HOME, and LIHEAP. These changes aim to refocus resources amid broader non-defense reductions.
How does the FY2027 budget affect HHS funding?
HHS is proposed at $111.1 billion, a 12.5% cut, including AHA reorganization that axes PPHF, rural health, and mental health programs, plus CDC toxin-related initiatives. This reflects efforts to streamline health spending.
What are the proposed cuts to NASA in FY2027?
NASA faces a 23% overall cut and up to 47% for science programs, canceling over 40 projects. These reductions target non-defense discretionary spending.
How much are EPA and NSF cut in the FY2027 proposal?
The EPA is proposed for a 52% cut, and NSF a 55% reduction. These sharp decreases align with broader slashes to environmental and science funding.
What political reactions have there been to the FY2027 budget?
Senators Collins, Murray, and Kaine have criticized cuts to social, rural, and education programs. Democrats plan health care reversals and state backfills, while a bipartisan sunset commission eyes agency reorganizations.
What other impacts are noted from the FY2027 budget proposal?
The Farm Bill faces delays, and there are policy shifts like TSA privatization requests and state preparations for Medicaid and SNAP cuts without full backfills. Civilian cyber funding at DHS drops 9.6% to $11.7 billion.
White House $6.7T boosts defense $1.7T (+42-44% slush funds amid audits), slashes non-defense 10-67%: HUD $73.5B discr protects vouchers axes CDBG/HOME/LIHEAP, civilian cyber -9.6% $11.7B DHS top, HHS $111.1B -12.5% AHA reorg axes PPHF/rural/mental +CDC toxins, NASA -23/-47% science 40+ projects, EPA -52%, NSF -55%; bipartisan sunset commission eyes reorgs. Collins/Murray/Kaine decry social/rural/education; Dems plan health reversals/states backfill; Farm Bill delays.