House Appropriations Committee Offers Detailed List of Cuts

Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-KY) released a preliminary proposal for cuts to the President's FY2011 budget, totaling $74 billion in savings. Congress must pass a continuing resolution (CR) appropriating federal spending for the rest of the fiscal year before the current CR expires on March 4 to prevent a government shut-down. A draft of the new CR will be submitted tomorrow and the full House will take the measure up for a vote next week.

The proposed cuts will touch off a heated debate in Congress as lawmakers will begin the process of making the difficult decisions required to put the country on a sustainable fiscal course. In his statement, Chairman Rogers said:

"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 disagree with us. But with this CR, we will respond to the millions of American who have called on this Congress to rein in spending to help our economy grow and our businesses create jobs."

Below, is a list of the proposed cuts Chairman Rogers offered today and their savings relative to the President's FY2011 Budget request.