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Posted: 8:29 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011
By Jamie Dupree
Conservative Republicans in the House rolled out plans for over $2 trillion in budget cuts over the next ten years, setting down a marker for GOP leaders - and Democrats - on spending.
The cuts include a very familiar roster of programs which have long been targeted by Republicans in the Congress, such as money for Amtrak, the National Endowment for the Arts, public broadcasting and more.
"Our job is to do what we told the voters were were going to do," said Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who heads the Republican Study Committee in the House.
"We believe it's right to cut spending," Jordan told reporters at a Capitol Hill press conference.
So far, Republican leaders in the House have not issued their own plans for spending cuts, which many in the GOP want to push through before a vote on increasing the nation's debt limit occurs, likely in March.
Top Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee also haven't spelled out their game plan on the budget. A temporary spending plan for the federal government runs out on March 4, which means some action seems likely before then on budget cuts.
Obviously, no matter what Republicans agree to in the House, getting a package of cutbacks through the Senate won't be as easy, but GOP lawmakers say they'll worry about that later.
"We're looking for every place and any place to save money," Jordan added.
Here is the list of what the Republican Study Committee identified in terms of cuts:
ÃFY 2011 CR Amendment: Replace the spending levels in the FY 2011 continuing resolution (CR) with non-defense, non-homeland security, non-veterans spending at FY 2008 levels. The legislation will further prohibit any FY 2011 funding from being used to carry out any provision of the Democrat government takeover of health care, or to defend the health care law against any lawsuit challenging any provision of the act. $80 billion savings.
ÃDiscretionary Spending Limit, FY 2012-2021: Eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for future discretionary appropriations. Further, impose discretionary spending limits through 2021 at 2006 levels on the non-defense portion of the discretionary budget. $2.29 trillion savings over ten years.
ÃFederal Workforce Reforms: Eliminate automatic pay increases for civilian federal workers for five years. Additionally, cut the civilian workforce by a total of 15 percent through attrition. Allow the hiring of only one new worker for every two workers who leave federal employment until the reduction target has been met. (Savings included in above discretionary savings figure).
Ã"Stimulus" Repeal: Eliminate all remaining "stimulus" funding. $45 billion total savings.
ÃEliminate federal control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. $30 billion total savings.
ÃRepeal the Medicaid FMAP increase in the "State Bailout" (Senate amendments to S. 1586). $16.1 billion total savings.
ÃMore than 100 specific program eliminations and spending reductions listed below: $330 billion savings over ten years (included in above discretionary savings figure).
Additional Program Eliminations/Spending Reforms
ÃCorporation for Public Broadcasting Subsidy. $445 million annual savings.
ÃSave America's Treasures Program. $25 million annual savings.
ÃInternational Fund for Ireland. $17 million annual savings.
ÃLegal Services Corporation. $420 million annual savings.
ÃNational Endowment for the Arts. $167.5 million annual savings.
ÃNational Endowment for the Humanities. $167.5 million annual savings.
ÃHope VI Program. $250 million annual savings.
ÃAmtrak Subsidies. $1.565 billion annual savings.
ÃEliminate duplicative education programs. H.R. 2274 (in last Congress), authored by Rep. McKeon, eliminates 68 at a savings of $1.3 billion annually.
ÃU.S. Trade Development Agency. $55 million annual savings.
ÃWoodrow Wilson Center Subsidy. $20 million annual savings.
ÃCut in half funding for congressional printing and binding. $47 million annual savings.
ÃJohn C. Stennis Center Subsidy. $430,000 annual savings.
ÃCommunity Development Fund. $4.5 billion annual savings.
ÃHeritage Area Grants and Statutory Aid. $24 million annual savings.
ÃCut Federal Travel Budget in Half. $7.5 billion annual savings.
ÃTrim Federal Vehicle Budget by 20%. $600 million annual savings.
ÃEssential Air Service. $150 million annual savings.
ÃTechnology Innovation Program. $70 million annual savings.
ÃManufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program. $125 million annual savings.
ÃDepartment of Energy Grants to States for Weatherization. $530 million annual savings.
ÃBeach Replenishment. $95 million annual savings.
ÃNew Starts Transit. $2 billion annual savings.
ÃExchange Programs for Alaska, Natives Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Trading Partners in Massachusetts. $9 million annual savings.
ÃIntercity and High Speed Rail Grants. $2.5 billion annual savings.
ÃTitle X Family Planning. $318 million annual savings.
ÃAppalachian Regional Commission. $76 million annual savings.
ÃEconomic Development Administration. $293 million annual savings.
ÃPrograms under the National and Community Services Act. $1.15 billion annual savings.
ÃApplied Research at Department of Energy. $1.27 billion annual savings.
ÃFreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership. $200 million annual savings.
ÃEnergy Star Program. $52 million annual savings.
ÃEconomic Assistance to Egypt. $250 million annually.
ÃU.S. Agency for International Development. $1.39 billion annual savings.
ÃGeneral Assistance to District of Columbia. $210 million annual savings.
ÃSubsidy for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. $150 million annual savings.
ÃPresidential Campaign Fund. $775 million savings over ten years.
ÃNo funding for federal office space acquisition. $864 million annual savings.
ÃEnd prohibitions on competitive sourcing of government services.
ÃRepeal the Davis-Bacon Act. More than $1 billion annually.
ÃIRS Direct Deposit: Require the IRS to deposit fees for some services it offers (such as processing payment plans for taxpayers) to the Treasury, instead of allowing it to remain as part of its budget. $1.8 billion savings over ten years.
ÃRequire collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees. $1 billion total savings.
ÃProhibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees. $1.2 billion savings over ten years.
ÃSell excess federal properties the government does not make use of. $15 billion total savings.
ÃEliminate death gratuity for Members of Congress.
ÃEliminate Mohair Subsidies. $1 million annual savings.
ÃEliminate taxpayer subsidies to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. $12.5 million annual savings.
ÃEliminate Market Access Program. $200 million annual savings.
ÃUSDA Sugar Program. $14 million annual savings.
ÃSubsidy to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). $93 million annual savings.
ÃEliminate the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. $56.2 million annual savings.
ÃEliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs. $900 million savings.
ÃReady to Learn TV Program. $27 million savings.
ÃHUD Ph.D. Program.
ÃDeficit Reduction Check-Off Act.
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