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White House seeks spending cuts as disaster costs rise

The White House is urging Congress to trim several billion dollars from the federal budget in the wake of pricey hurricane disaster relief — a move that could reignite a contentious debate over whether to offset the costs of the aid.In a Friday letter to House Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney identified $5.6 billion in cuts that “are prudent as the discussion around emergency funding of all types continue.”Mulvaney emphasized that the reductions “are not intended to offset” any recently-passed emergency funding for Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico — a sensitive topic for Capitol Hill.

 

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