The Bush budget cuts will include grants to local law enforcement, home heating aid, and environmental protection.
The budget will cut aid to local police from $600 million to just $60 million and eliminates $300 million to the states to help lock up illegal aliens.
Firemen come out a bit better than cops. Grants to firefighters would drop from $715 million to $500 million.
The budget cuts $200 million from the $2.2 billion program to help the elderly pay for home heating.
And it slashes about 6% from the EPA's budget. Surprisingly, most of it coming from Congressional pork barrel projects -- a rare move for any President.
Overall, the Bush budget promises to be a cut in spending -- as Washington defines cuts. If you factor in real dollars. That means it will be more than last year, but increase by less than the expected 2.3% increase in inflation for 2006. (CBS/AP)
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