Christine Owens, the executive director of the National Employment Law Project, called the proposed cuts to the Labor Department a “draconian” budget<br />that “is virtually a complete breach of faith with America’s workers.”<br />Environmental activists criticized Mr. Trump’s priorities.<br />“We will certainly review this budget proposal, but Congress ultimately has the power of the purse.”<br />The spending plan’s bottom line is roughly the same as in President Barack Obama’s last budget request,<br />but it marks Mr. Trump’s first major attempt to dismantle what his aides dismissively call the “administrative state.” The $1.1 trillion spending plan envisions deep cuts to many government programs while leaving entitlement programs like Social Security untouched.
