The White House’s budget proposal for 2019, released Monday, would cut the Labor Department’s funding by more than 20 percent.
The budget requests $9.4 billion for Labor, down from its $12 billion budget for 2017. Only the State Department and the Environmental Protection Agency would see bigger cuts, as a percentage, under the White House’s plan.
“The budget improves the quality of life for all workers by making targeted, evidence-based investments to help workers get ahead and by eliminating duplicative, wasteful, and non-essential activities,” according to the document.
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