The administration has proposed an election-year budget that calls for cuts to federal spending that supports rural communities.

President Trump’s budget proposal, “A Budget for America’s Future,” proposes $240 billion in mandatory savings over 10 years from U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that the Trump administration says will “reduce long-term deficits.”

The fiscal year 2021 budget would cut USDA‘s discretionary budget by 8 percent, down from the current $23.8 billion to $21.8 billion. The bulk of the proposed cuts target nutrition and food security programs. Farm, conservation and rural economic development programs are also cut, and single-family housing direct loans would be eliminated.

Congress has until September 30 to pass a budget. They are expected to reject the administration’s budget proposal.

You can read a full summary of the budget at The Daily Yonder, here: https://www.dailyyonder.com/first-glance-at-trump-budget-proposal-slashes-usda-by-8/2020/02/10/