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Title: Trump voter who uses Meals on Wheels surprised by proposed cuts
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URL Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/meals-o ... p-budget-cut-impact-on-voters/
Published: Mar 19, 2017
Author: jj
Post Date: 2017-03-19 09:38:37 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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CBS News March 18, 2017
One element of President Trumps budget proposal could sharply reduce funding for Meals on Wheels, which delivers nearly a million meals a day to the sick and elderly.
Thats where Meals on Wheels comes in: a critical lifeline for 2.4 million seniors, veterans and the disabled. A third of its $1.4 billion budget comes from the federal government, but proposed budget cuts are putting the 43-year-old program at risk.
We cant spend money on programs just because they sound good
to take the federal money and give it to the states and say, Look we want to give you money for programs that dont work, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/meals-on-wheels-trump-budget-cut-impact-on-voters/
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