The White House is asking Congress to cut $18 billion from discretionary spending bills for the current fiscal year that have been long settled — a move that could threaten a major showdown just a month ahead of the deadline to keep the government funded....The $17.94 billion cut would help pay for Trump’s military supplemental request, which was sent to Congress earlier this month. About $2 billion would also go towards Trump’s proposed wall along the Mexican border.
This is yet another half-baked Trump idea, and it's the last thing Congress needs on its plate right now....
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/03/trump-keeps-asking-more-military-spending-hes-not-going-get-it
