John. Yes, you John Boehner. Can we talk? About the spending cuts for which you seem not to have details? Here is a modest proposal that cuts $813.551 billion from the budget in cuts to discretionary and mandatory spending. True to your campaign promise, it does not affect elders’ Social Security or Medicare. And it does not make significant cuts in national defense. Could you maybe offer this as the Republican plan for spending cuts? Just a modest proposal.
Total Spending Cuts – $813.551 billion
US Department of Agriculture
Eliminate the US Department of Agriculture
Move National Forest Service to Department of Interior, make purpose wilderness preservation, and cut budget from $5.377 billion to $3 billion – net $2.377 billion
Eliminate commodities and internation functions – net $4.099 billion
Move soil and water conservation to EPA, and cut budget from $0.964 billion to $0.950 billion – net $0.014 billion
Eliminate rural development funding – net $2.646 billion
Move Food and Nutrition Service to US Department of Health and increase funding to $12.000 billion – net – $3.868 billion
Eliminate agricultural Research – net $2.723 billion
Eliminate Marketing from Marketing and regulation, move regulation to US Department of Health, and cut budget from $2.057 billion to $1.000 billion – net $1.057 billion
Eliminated adminstrative cost $0.663 billion
Total discretionary savings: $9.048 billionMove mandatory Food and Nutrition (Food Stamps) to US Department of Health and increase by $4.000 billion – net -$4.000 billion
Eliminate Commodity Credit Corporation – $12.664 billion
Eliminate Crop Insurance – net $7.555 billion
Eliminate Natural Resources Conservation Service – net $2.772 billion
Eliminate Agricultural Marketing Service – net $1.270 billion
Move National Forest Service to Department of Interior and eliminate mandatory funding – $0.757 billion
Total mandatory expenditures savings – $18.226 billion
TOTAL – Department of Agriculture – $27.274 billion
US Department of Commerce
Eliminate the US Department of Commerce
Eliminated administrative cost – $0.069 billion
Eliminate Economic Development Administration – $0.286
Move the Bureau of the Census to Congressional budget – no change
Move Economics and Statistics Administration to the Department of Labor and combine with the Bureau of Labor Statistics – no change
Eliminate the International Trade Administration – $0.534 billion
Eliminate teh Bureau of Industry and Security – $0.113
Move National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the US Department of the Interior – no change
Move Patent and Trademark Office to Library of Congress – no change
Eliminate the National Institute of Standards and Technology – $0.922 billion
Eliminate the National Telecommunications and Information Administration – $0.046 billion
Total discretionary exenditure savings – $1.857 billionEliminate the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Fund – $0.125 billion
Eliminate the grants to manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics – zeroed out in FY2011
Eliminate other unspecified mandatory outlays – $0.176 billion
Total mandatory expenditures savings – $0.301 billionEliminate Fisheries Finance Direct Loans – $0.023 billion
TOTAL – US Department of Commerce – $2.181 billion
US Department of Defense
Military personnel – no change
Operation and maintenance – no change
Reduce military procurement 25% – $28.218 billion
Moratorium on Research, Development, Testing – $76.131 billion
Eliminate Discretionary Overseas Contingency – $159.336 billion
Total discretionary expenditure savings – $263.695 billionEliminate mandatory outlays – $4.367 billion
Eliminate direct loan disbursements – $0.200 billion
TOTAL – US Department of Defense – $268.532 billion
National Intelligence Programs
Reduce National Intelligence Programs to $0.500 billion – net is unknown
TOTAL National Intelligence Programs – $0.500 billion
US Department of Education
Eliminate US Department of Education
Eliminate College and Career Ready Students Program – $14.492 billion billion
Eliminate School Turnaround Grants – $0.900 billion
Eliminate Race to the Top Program – $1.350 billion
Eliminate English Learner Education – $0.800 billion
Eliminate Effective Teaching and Learning for a Complete Education Program – $1.015 billion
Eliminate College Pathways and Accelerated Learning Program – $0.100 billion
Eliminate Excellent Instructional Teams Program – $3.855 billion
Eliminate Expanding Educational Options Program – $0.490 billion
Eliminate Supporting Student Sucesses Program – $1.786 billion
Eliminate Special Education State Grants – $12.569 billion
Eliminate Career and Technical Education Programs – $1.272 billion
Eliminate Adult Education State Grants – $0.612 billion
Eliminate Workforce Innovation Fund – $0.060 billion
Eliminate Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants – $0.757 billion
Eliminate Federal Work Study Program – $0.980
Eliminate Higher Education – Minority Serving Institutions Program – $0.642 billion
Eliminate Higher Education – TRIO Programs – $0.853 billion
Eliminate Student Aid Administration – $0.749 billion
Eliminate Institute of Education Sciences – $0.739 billion
Eliminate all billion other discretionary US Department of Education programs (what are these?) – $4.432 billion
Total discretionary expenditure savings – $49.697 billionEliminate Higher Education mandatory – Minority Serving Institutions Program – 0.278 billion
Eliminate Higher Education mandatory – TRIO Programs – $0.057 billion
Eliminate Federal Pell Grants – $28.928 billion
Eliminate Academic Competitive/SMART Grants – $0.824 billion
Eliminate Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants – $3.080 billion
Eliminate all other mandatory expenditures – $1.993 billion
Total mandatory expenditure savings – $35.160 billionDirect loans to Historically Black Colleges and Universities for Capital Financing – $0.186 billion
Federal Direct Student Loans – $132.427 billion
TEACH Grants – $0.065 billion
Temporary Student Loan Purchase Authority – $0.972 billion
Federal Perkins Loans – $1.355 billion
Total direct loans disbursements – $135.005Guaranteed Federal Family Education Loans – zeroed out in FY2011
TOTAL – US Department of Education – $219.862 billion
US Department of Energy
Eliminate the US Department of Energy
Eliminate National Nuclear Security Administration – $11.215 billion
Eliminate other DOE defense activities – $0.878 billion
Eliminate Energy Resources programs – $5.065 billion
Eliminate Science Programs – $5.121 billion
Eliminate Environmental Management Programs – $6.000 billion
Eliminate Radioactive Waste Management Programs – zeroed out in FY2011
Eliminate Corporate Management Programs – $0.212 billion
Eliminate Power Marketing Administration – $0.095 billion
Total discretionary expenditure savings – $28.124 billionEliminate Innovative Technology Direct Loans – $18.114 billion
Eliminate Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Direct Loans – $11.352 billion
Total direct loan savings – $29.466 billionEliminate Innovative Technology Guaranteed Loans – $9.016 billion
Total guaranteed loan savings – $9.016 billionTOTAL – US Department of Energy – $66.606 billion
US Department of Health
Eliminate Welfare Functions from US Department of Health and Human Services, renaming it the US Department of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – no change
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration – no change
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – no change
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – no change
Combine Discretionary Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control with Inspector General – no change
Eliminate Administration for Children and Families – $17.480 billion
Eliminate Administration on Aging – $1.625 billion
General Department Management – no change
Office of Civil Rights – combine with Inspector General – $0.044 billion
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology – no change
Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals – no change
Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund – $0.735
Total discretionary expenditures savings – $19.884 billionMedicare – no change
Medicaid – no change
Other mandatory programs – $35.915 billion
Total mandatory expenditures savings – $35.915 billion
TOTAL – US Department of Health – $55.799 billion
US Department of Homeland Security
Eliminate US Department of Homeland Security
Department Management and Operations – $1.618 billion
Office of Inspector General – $0.130 billion
Transfer US Citizenship and Immigration Service to Department of State – no change
Transfer US Secret Service to Executive Office of the President – no change
Eliminate Transportation Security Administration – $5.724 billion
Eliminate Federal Law Enforcement Training Center – $0.278 billion
Transfer Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Department of Justice – no change
Transfer Customs and Border Protection to Department of State – no change
Transfer US Coast Guard to US Department of Defense as co-equal branch – no change
Eliminate the National Protection and Programs Directorate – $1.460 billion
Transfer the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Department of Housing and Urban Development – no change
Eliminate Science and Technology Programs – $1.018 billion
Transfer the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office to the Department of Justice – no change
Total discretionary expenditure savings – $10.288 billionTransfer US Citizenship and Immigration Services to Department of State – $0.568
Transfer Federal Emergency Management Agency to US Department of Housing and Urban Development – no change
Transfer Customs and Border Protection to Department of State – $0.373 billion
Transfer US Coast Guard to US Department of Defense – no change
Eliminate Transportation Security Administration – $0.407 billion
Total mandatory expenditure savings – $1.348 billionDisaster Assistance Loans – no change
TOTAL US Department of Homeland Security – $11.636 billion
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eliminate Community Development Fund – $4.380 billion
Eliminate HOME Investment Partnerships Program – $1.650 billion
Homeless Assistance Grants – no change
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS – no change
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance – $19,551 billion
Project-Based Rental Assistance – $9.376 billion
Public Housing Operating Fund – $4.829 billion
Public Housing Capital Fund – $2.044 billion
Transforming Rental Assistance – $0.350 billion
Choice Neighborhoods/HOPE IV – $0.250 billion
Native American Housing Block Grant – no change
Housing for the Elderly – $0.274 billion
Housing for Persons with Disabilities – no change
Salaries and Expenses – $0.379 billion
All other – $0.761 billion
Total discretionary expenditures savings – $43.844 billionFHA Mandatory – $1.016 billion
Eliminate Community Planning and Development – $1.128 billion
Total mandatory expenditures savings – $1.412 billion
TOTAL – US Department of Housing and Urban Development – $45.256 billion
US Department of the Interior
Eliminate the Bureau of Land Mangement – $1.151 billion
Transfer Minerals Management Service to EPA – no change
Transfer Office of Surface Mining to EPA – no change
Eliminate Bureau of Reclamation/CUPCA – $1.108 billion
US Geological Survey – no change
Fish and Wildlife Service – no change
National Park Service – no change
Bureau of Indian Affairs – no change
Office of the Special Trustee – $0.160 billion
All other programs – $1.250 billion
Total discretionary expenditure savings – $3.669 billion
TOTAL US Department of the Interior – $3.669 billion
US Department of Justice
Eliminate the Federal Bureau of Investigation – $8.165 billion
Eliminate the Drug Enforcement Administration – $2.139 billion
Reduce Federal Prison System by 50% – $3.804 billion
US Marshals Service – no change
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – no change
Detention Trustee – $1.534 billion
US Attorneys – no change
General Legal Activities – $0.976 billion
National Security Division – $0.100 billion
Office of Justice Programs, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Office on Violence against Women – no change
Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force – $0.579 billion
Total discretionary expenditures savings – $16.818 billionTotal mandatory outlays (unidentified) – $5.232 billion
TOTAL US Department of Justice – $22.050 billion
US Department of Labor
Strengthen US Department of Labor
Eliminate Training and Employment Service – $3.925 billion
Cut Unemployment Insurance Administration by 50% – $1.740 billion
Eliminate Employment Service/One-Stop Career Centers – $0.788 billion
Increase Office of Job Corps – -$14.000 billion
Eliminate Community Service for Older Americans Program – $0.600 billion
Bureau of Labor Statistics – no change
Increase Occupational Safety and Health Administration – -$1.000 billion
Combine Mine Safety and Health Administration with OSHA – no change
Increase Wage and Hour Division – -$1.000 billion
Increase Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs – -$0.300 billion
Office of Labor-Management Standards – no change
Office of Workers Compensation Programs – no change
Employee Benefits Security Administration – no change
Increase Veterans Employment and Training – -$1.500 billion
Departmental Mangement – no change
Increase Foreign Labor Certification – -$0.044 billion
Increase Office of Disability Employment Policy – -$0.011 billion
Eliminate State Paid Leave Fund – $0.050 billion
Total discretionary expenditure savings – -$9.246 billionIncrease mandatory Unemployment Insurance Benefits by 75% – -$61.789 billion
Reorient Trade Adjustment Assistance – -$2.000 billion
Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation – no change
Black Lung Benefits Program – no change
Federal Employees Compensation Act – no change
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program – no change
Total mandatory expenditure savings – -$63.789 billion
TOTAL US Department of Labor – $73.035 billion increase
US Department of State
Administration of Foreign Affairs – no change
Increase International Organizations and Peacekeeping – -$15.000 billion
Economic Support Fund – no change
Global Health and Child Survival – no change
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement – no change
Migration and Refugee Assistance – no change
Increase Non-Proliferation, Anti-Terrorism, and Demining programs – -$1.000 billion
Eliminate Foreign Military Financing – $5.473 billion
Eliminate Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund – $1.200 billion
Eliminate Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia – $0.716 billion
Eliminate Development Assistance – $2.946 billion
Eliminate Broadcasting Board of Governors – $0.769
Millennium Challenge Corporation – no change
Eliminate Export Import Bank – no net change
Eliminate the Overseas Private Investment Corporation – no net change
Eliminate the Peace Corps – $0.446 billion
Eliminate Multilateral Development Banks – $2.957 billion
Eliminate other State and International Programs – $2.726 billion
Total discretionary expenditures savings – $1.261 billion
TOTAL US Department of State – $1.261 billion
US Department of Transportation
Eliminate Federal Aviation Administration – $12.953 billion
Eliminate Federal Highway Administration – $41.363 billion
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Obligation Limitation – no change
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – no change
Federal Railroad Administration – -$12.000 billion
Federal Transit Administration – -$10.000 billion
Eliminate Federal Maritime Administration – $0.352 billion
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation – no change
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration – no change
Research and Innovative Technology Administration – $0.017 billion
National Infrastructure Innovation and Finance Fund – $4.000 billion
Office of the Secretary – no change
All other – $0.014 billion
Total discretionary expenditure savings – $36.699 billionMandatory Federal Highway Administration – $0.900 billion
Mandatory Federal Railroad Administration – -$1.000 billion
Mandatory Federal Maritime Administration – $0.176 billion
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration – no change
Office of the Secretary – no change
Total mandatory expenditure savings – $0.076 billion
TOTAL US Department of Transportation – $36.775 billion
US Department of the Treasury
Reduce Internal Revenue Service – $2.633 billion
Reduce Financial Management Service – $0.235 billion
Reduce Departmental Offices – $0.173 billion
Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments Program – no change
Bureau of the Public Debt – no change
Inspectors General – no change
Special Inspector for TARP – no change
Alchohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau – zeroed out FY2011
Increase Financial Crimes Enforcement Network – -$1.000 billion
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund – $0.250
Total discretionary expenditures savings – $2.291 billion
TOTAL US Department of the Treasury – $2.291 billion
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Increase Department of Veterans Affairs
Increase Medical Care – -$52.000 billion
Double Medical Care and Prosthetics Research – -$1.080 billion
Information Technology – no change
Construction – no change
Veterans Benefits Administration – no change
General Administration – no change
Dramatically increase Housing and Other Credit – -$1.000 billion
Increase National Cemetery Administration – -$0.100 billion
Office of Inspector General – no change
Total discretionary expenditure savings – -$54.180 billionIncrease Disability Compensation and Pensions – -$43.000 billion
Increase Educational Benefits – -$10.000
Increase Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment – -$1.000 billion
Housing (credit) – no change
Insurance – no change
All other – no change
Total mandatory expenditure savings – -$64.000 billion
TOTAL US Department of Veterans Affairs increase – $118.180 billion
Corps of Engineers – Civil Works
Transfer Corps of Engineers – Civil Works to US Department of Interior
Construction – no change
Operation and Maintenance – no change
Mississippi River and Tributaries – no change
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies – no change
Investigations – no change
Regulatory Program – no change
Eliminate Expense Item – $0.185 billion
Eliminate Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army – $0.006 billion
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program – no change
Total discretionary expenditures savings – $0.191 billion
TOTAL Corps of Engineers – $0.191 billion
US Environmental Protection Agency
Operating Budget – no change
Eliminate State and Tribal Assistance Grants – $1.276 billion
Eliminate Clean Water State Revolving Fund expenditures – $2.000 billion
Eliminate Drinking Water State Revolving Fund expenditures – $1.287 billion
Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup – no change
Eliminate Clean Diesel Grants – $0.060 billion
Eliminate Targeted Water Infrastructure – $0.020 billion
Superfund – no change
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks – no change
Total discretionary expenditure savings – $4.643 billion
TOTAL – US Environmental Protection Administration – $4.643 billion
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Eliminate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration – $17.680 billion
TOTAL – National Aeronautics and Space Administration – $17.680 billion
National Science Foundation
Eliminate the National Science Foundation – $6.788 billion
TOTAL – National Science Foundation – $6.788 billion
Small Business Adminstration
Eliminate the Small Busines Adminstration – $1.228 billion
TOTAL – Small Business Adminstration – $1.228 billion
Social Security Administration
Social Security Administration – no change
TOTAL Social Security Administration – $0.000 billion
Corporation for National and Community Service
Eliminate the Corporation for National and Community Service – $0.967 billion
TOTAL Corporation for National and Community Service – $0.967 billion
Independent Agencies
Eliminate Access Board – $0.007 billion
Eliminate the Administrative Conferenced of the United States – $0.004 billion
Eliminate the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation – $0.008 billion
Eliminate the Affordable Housing Program – $0.152 billion
Eliminate the Appalachian Regional Commission – $0.081 billion
Eliminate the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation – $0.005 billion
Eliminate the Broadcasting Board of Governors – $0.915 billion
Eliminate the Central Intelligence Agency – $0.345 billion
Eliminate the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board and move functions to a Department – $0.012 billion
Eliminate the Commission of Fine Arts – $0.007 billion
Eliminate the Commission on Civil Rights and delgate its functions to the Department of Justice – $0.010 billion
Eliminate the Committee for Purchase from People who are Blind or Severely Disabled – $0.007 billion
Eliminate the Commodity Futures Trading Commission – $0.236 billion
Transfer the Consumer Products Safety Commission to the US Department of Health – no change
Eliminate the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity ad Efficiency – $0.006 billion
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia – no change
Eliminate the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board – $0.031 billion
Eliminate the Delta Regional Authority – $0.014 billion
Eliminate the Denali Commission – $0.017 billion
District of Columbia – no change
Eliminate the Election Assistance Commission – $0.015 billion
Eliminate the Electric Reliabiity Organization – $0.100 billion
Eliminate the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and delegate its functions to the Department of Labor – $0.419 billion
Eliminate the Export-Import Bank of the US – $0.315 billion
Eliminate the Farm Credit Administration – $0.070 billion
Eliminate the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation – $0.500 billion
Eliminate the Federal Communications Commission and eliminate the assignment of frequencies – $10.421 billion
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – no change
Eliminate Federal Drug Control Programs – $0.404 billion
Federal Election Commission – no change
Eliminate the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council – $0.023 billion
Eliminate the Federal Housing Finance Agency – $0.194 billion
Eliminate the Federal Labor Relations Authority and move its functions into the Department of Labor – $0.028 billion
Eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission – $0.026 billion
Eliminate the Federal Mediation and Conciliatory Service – $0.053 billion
Eliminate the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission and move its functions to the Department of Labor – $0.014 billion
Eliminate the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board and move its functions to OMB – $0.146 billion
Eliminate the Federal Trade Commission and move its functions into the Department of Justice – $0.192 billion
Eliminate the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation – $0.003 billion
Eliminate the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development – $0.010 billion
Eliminate the Intelligence Community Management Account – $0.704 billion
Eliminate the International Trade Commission – $0.104 billion
Eliminate the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation – $0.002 billion
Eliminate the Japan-United States Friendship Commission and transfer its functions to the State Department – $0.002 billion
Transfer the Legal Services Corporation and its funding to the Department of Justice – no change
Eliminate the Marine Mammals Commission and transfer its functions to the US Department of the Interior – $0.004 billion
Merit Systems Protection Board – no change
Eliminate the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation – $0.006 billion
Increase the National Archives and Records Administration – -$0.500 billion
Eliminate the National Capital Planning Commission and transfer its functions to the US Department of the Interior – $0.010 billion
Eliminate the National Council of Disability and transfer its functions to the Department of Justice – $0.003 billion
National Credit Union Administration – no change
Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts – $0.173 billion
Eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities – $0.173 billion
Eliminate the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences – $0.285 billion
Eliminate the National Labor Relations Board and transfer its functions to the Department of Labor – $0.313 billion
Eliminate the National Mediation Board – $0.016 billion
Transfer the National Transportation Safety Board to the US Department of Transportation – no change
Eliminate the Neighborhood Investment Corporation – $0.274 billion
Eliminate the Northern Border Regional Commission – $0.002 billion
Eliminate the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and transfer its functions to the US Environmental Protection Agency – $0.143 billion
Eliminate the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board – $0.002 billion
Eliminate the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission – $0.013 billion
Eliminate the Office of Government Ethics and transfer its functions to the Executive Office of the President – $0.015 billion
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation – no change
Office of Special Counsel – no change
Eliminate the Office of the Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Projects – $0.004
Postal Service – no change
Eliminate the Presidio Trust – $0.014 billion
Eliminate the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board – $0.002 billion
Transfer the functions of the Railroad Retirement Board to the US Department of Labor – no change
Eliminate the Securities and Exchange Commission – $0.432 billion
Eliminate the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board – $0.258 billion
Standard Setting Body – no change
Eliminate the Securities Investor Protection Corporation – $0.042 billion
Smithsonian Institution – no change
Eliminate the State Justice Institute – $0.005 billion
Eliminate the Telecommunications Development Fund – $0.001 billion
Eliminate the authority of the Tennessee Valley Authority to borrow – $1.147 billion
Transfer the United Mine Workers of America Benefit Funds to the US Department of Labor – no change
Transfer the US Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims to the Judiciary – no change
Eliminate the US Enrichment Corporation Fund – zero it out
Transfer the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to the Department of the Interior – no change
Eliminate the US Institute for Peace – $0.056 billion
Transfer the functions of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development – no change
Eliminate the Vietnam Education Fund – $0.005 billion
TOTAL Independent Agencies – $19.329 billion