Subject: Fw: House GOP Unveils Specific Targets for Spending Cuts
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:15:51 +0000

Alan,

I know that you must already know this...Rogers propsed cut of 600 mil in COPS $ in the CR.

I'm hoping we can discuss. Does the administration have a plan? We are happy to help if you think there's a role.

Camille
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Subject: House GOP Unveils Specific Targets for Spending Cuts

FYI  - see highlights below

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Specific cuts are listed below. I am told this is still a partial list.

CR Spending Cuts to Go Deep WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today announced a partial list of 70 spending cuts that will be included in an upcoming Continuing Resolution (CR) bill. The CR legislation will fund the federal government for the seven months remaining in the fiscal year and prevent a government wide shut-down, while significantly reducing the massive increases in discretionary spending enacted in the last several years by a Democrat majority. A full list of program cuts will be released when the bill is formally introduced.  The total spending cuts in the CR will exceed $74 billion, including $58 billion in non-security discretionary spending reductions. The statement by Chairman Rogers on these cuts follows: "Never before has Congress undertaken a task of this magnitude.  The cuts in this CR will represent the largest reduction in discretionary spending in the history of our nation.  "While making these cuts is hard, we have a unique opportunity to right our fiscal ship and begin to reduce our massive deficits and debt.  We have taken a wire brush to the discretionary budget and scoured every program to find real savings that are responsible and justifiable to the American people.   "Make no mistake, these cuts are not low-hanging fruit.  These cuts are real and will impact every District across the country - including my own.  As I have often said, every dollar we cut has a constituency, an industry, an association, and individual citizens who will disagree with us. But with this CR, we will respond to the millions of Americans who have called on this Congress to rein in spending to help our economy grow and our businesses create jobs."

The List of 70 Spending Cuts to be included in the CR follows: *
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies   -$30M*
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy   -$899M*
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability   -$49M*
Nuclear Energy   -$169M*
Fossil Energy Research   -$31M*
Clean Coal Technology   -$18M*
Strategic Petroleum Reserve   -$15M*
Energy Information Administration   -$34M*
Office of Science   -$1.1B*
Power Marketing Administrations   -$52M*
Department of Treasury   -$268M*
Internal Revenue Service   -$593M*
Treasury Forfeiture Fund   -$338M*
GSA Federal Buildings Fund   -$1.7B*
ONDCP   -$69M*
International Trade Administration   -$93M*
Economic Development Assistance   -$16M*
Minority Business Development Agency   -$2M*
National Institute of Standards and Technology   -$186M*
NOAA   -$336M*
National Drug Intelligence Center   -$11M*
Law Enforcement Wireless Communications   -$52M*
US Marshals Service   -$10M*
FBI   -$74M*
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance   -$256M*
Juvenile Justice   -$2.3M*
COPS   -$600M*
NASA   -$379M*
NSF   -$139M*
Legal Services Corporation   -$75M*
EPA   -$1.6B*
Food Safety and Inspection Services   -$53M *
Farm Service Agency   -$201M*
Agriculture Research   -$246M*
Natural Resource Conservation Service   -$46M*
Rural Development Programs   -$237M*
WIC   -$758M*
International Food Aid grants   -$544M*
FDA   -$220M*
Land and Water Conservation Fund   -$348M*
National Archives and Record Service   -$20M*
DOE Loan Guarantee Authority   -$1.4B*
EPA ENERGY STAR   -$7.4M*
EPA GHG Reporting Registry   -$9M*
USGS   -$27M*
EPA Cap and Trade Technical Assistance   -$5M*
EPA State and Local Air Quality Management   -$25M*
Fish and Wildlife Service   -$72M*
Smithsonian   -$7.3M*
National Park Service   -$51M*
Clean Water State Revolving Fund   -$700M*
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund   -$250M*
EPA  Brownfields   -$48M*
Forest Service   -$38M*
National Endowment for the Arts   -$6M*
National Endowment for the Humanities   -$6M*
Job Training Programs  -$2B*
Community Health Centers  -$1.3B*
Maternal and Child Health Block Grants  -$210M*
Family Planning  -$327M*
Poison Control Centers  -$27M*
CDC   -$755M*         NIH   -$1B*
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services   -$96M*
LIHEAP Contingency fund   -$400M*
Community Services Block Grant   -$405M*
High Speed Rail   -$1B*
FAA Next Gen   -$234M*
Amtrak   -$224M*
HUD Community Development Fund   -$530M
(All reductions are compared to the President's fiscal year 2011 request)

CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS - APPROPRIATORS
Feb. 9, 2011 - 11:51 a.m.
House GOP Unveils Specific Targets for Spending Cuts
By Kerry Young, CQ Staff

The top House appropriator on Wednesday revealed some of the government programs slated for deep cuts under a spending measure expected on the floor next week.

Republicans are planning to make some of the largest reductions to environmental and energy programs, according to figures released by Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky.

The EPA would get $1.6 billion less than President Obama's fiscal 2011 budget request, and the Energy Department's loan guarantee authority program would get $1.4 billion less than requested.

Law enforcement would also take a hit, with Republicans aiming to reduce the FBI's budget by $74 million. A popular program that funnels money to local police departments, known as COPS, would get $600 million less than the most recent budget request.

The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday will unveil the full text of a spending bill that will cut a total of $32 billion from government's current bankroll. That measure will cover expenses through the remaining seven months of fiscal 2011.

"These cuts are real and will impact every district across the country - including my own," Rogers said.

Republicans say that these cuts, while painful, are necessary to curb growth in the federal debt. Conservatives are expected to push for even bigger reductions.

Democrats have said that some spending cuts may be necessary, but have questioned the wisdom of slashing government spending while the economy is still on shaky footing.

Members from both parties are expected to offer many amendments to the spending bill when it hits the House floor next week. GOP leaders have said they will allow an open amendment process, and floor consideration of the bill could take three days.

House Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, said on Wednesday "we ought to let the House to work its will," suggesting members will have ample opportunity to make changes.

"It's not about my decision and it's not about anybody else's decision," Boehner said. "All members, Democrats and Republicans, ought to have a chance to involve themselves in the process of legislating and let all members represent all Americans to develop how much cutting do the American people really want."

Sam Goldfarb contributed to this story.

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