WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has finalized his first budget for the federal government, a blueprint that would make deep cuts in the Environmental Protection Agency and other domestic programs while significantly increasing spending on the military.
The budget is to be submitted to Congress on Thursday. It is widely expected to cause political pain for Republicans and Democrats, who will have the final say on spending in the budget process.
Trump has promised a spending plan that fulfills his campaign promises to boost national security, from spending more on defense to building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Though he repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for the wall, U.S. taxpayers will foot the bill.
Trump is a climate change skeptic, and EPA programs are certain to take a hit.