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The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations. — Jacob Lew We previewed the budget late last week and that preview was pretty accurate. OSHA’s budget is essentially the same as the recently passed FY 2017 budget — flat except for the proposed elimination of the…
“Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” ― Joe Biden If a President or Congress want to dismantle worker protections or other government programs, they don’t have to repeal or change legislation; they can work their damage through the budget process. Slashthe budget of a…
Tomorrow the President will propose his Fiscal Year 2018 budget — which promises to be good news for pretty much no one who cares about worker protections, the environment, affordable housing, a sane foreign policy, or pretty much anything else that makes life better for people in this country and around the world. Rumors we have…