Christine Owens, the executive director of the National Employment Law Project, called the proposed cuts to the Labor Department a “draconian” budget
that “is virtually a complete breach of faith with America’s workers.”
Environmental activists criticized Mr. Trump’s priorities.
“We will certainly review this budget proposal, but Congress ultimately has the power of the purse.”
The spending plan’s bottom line is roughly the same as in President Barack Obama’s last budget request,
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.
