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White House spells out list of 150 budget cuts

REUTERS, Washington
President George W Bush's quest to cut or eliminate as many as 150 federal programs will reduce funding for state and local homeland security grants, job training and several education programs, the White House said on Friday.
The White House issued 233 pages of documents giving specifics on how Bush would meet his goal of limiting the growth of discretionary spending for fiscal 2006 to 2.1 percent -- less than the rate of inflation.
Bush had promoted plans to cut or eliminate 150 programs in his State of the Union address on Feb 2. But his $2.57 trillion budget, released on Monday, did not specify which programs.
The White House provided the list in response to a request from House of Representatives Budget Committee Chairman Jim Nussle, an Iowa Republican.
The Bush budget cut $420 million in grants, training and other assistance programs that the Homeland Security Department issues for state and local governments.
The Office of Management and Budget said the majority of the $14.5 billion in such grants given out since 2001 have been awarded based on criteria that "do not target funds based on terrorism risk, vulnerabilities and needs."
Another $146 million would be cut from job training grants to states and local governments under the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998. Bush has long argued the need for job training programs to meet the needs of a changing economy.
The OMB said the Workforce Investment Act needs comprehensive reforms because currently "governors have too little control and flexibility, and programs do not train workers for jobs in high-growth industries.
Bush would cut $145 million in funding for the Army Corps of Engineers, a civil construction program long cited by critics as a prime source of congressional pork.
The OMB said the Corps currently has a $50 billion backlog of authorised construction work, "of which only $15 billion is for projects that meet current economic and environmental standards, are within the Corps' main mission area or are otherwise consistent with administration policy."
A $497 million cut was made in federal assistance to the nation's airports for repairing runways and other facilities. The White House said that even with the cut, the $3 billion allocated for airport infrastructure should be enough to meet the needs.
The administration also said airports could make up some of the money through passenger fees.
Also in the budget was a $39 million cut in funds for taxpayer assistance, which the White House said could be absorbed because of increased efficiency.