we ll look at some presidential errors. also, unreal and overoptimistic. for the nhs and welfare state if britain leaves the eu without a trade deal. that s the opinion of the former prime minister sirjohn major. and the greek economic crisis it goes from bad to worse, we ll speak to the former greek finance minister yanis va roufakis. i m katty kay in washington christian fraser s in london. big increases in defence spending offset by cuts to domestic agencies and the state department that s what president trump wants from his first budget. he s promised one of the greatest military build ups in american history , and briefings by the white house suggest the increase could be more than 9%. also today, the defence secretaryjim mattis is due to deliver his plan for defeating the self styled islamic state group. this is what donald trump had to say earlier about the military. we must ensure that our courageous servicemen and women have the tools they need to deter war, a
no, not as much as they want to spend. in our democratic alternative, which we will offer, if, in fact, republicans bring their budget to the floor, we want an increase to about 603 billion, they go to 621 billion. they break the budget caps that are part of the budget control act from 2011, so there needs to be a change in that, but again, what we are concerned about is not so much the increases, but the dramatic cuts to the nondefense portion of the budget, which is where we make the incredibly important investments in our economy and american citizens so they have education and job training and infrastructure and things that will keep national security going from an economic standpoint. jon: at a time when iran is threatening to put a satellite into space and north korea is
todd: news by the numbers. first, $696 billion. that s how much money the house has passed for the defense policy bill. it would exceed the president s $603 billion defense budget q next, $10,000, that s how much visa is offering restaurants to no longer accept cash. the awards will go to 50 u.s. based small business eateries who commit to upgragd grading systems to force customers to pay with credit cards or digital payments. finally, 37. that s how old dennis legend venice williams is as she looks to become the oldest woman to win a grand slam event at wimbledon today. her sister serena holds the record at 35 years old. clayton: did you know one in two men and one in three women will receive a cancer diagnosis in lifetime. odds it to do slifetime. todd: odds are terrifying. founded by the grandfather of
Administration puts forward. this will all be rolled out officially tomorrow morning when mick mulvaney takes this to the hill. look a what has happened in the past. we always had administrations promise to try to balance the budget and restrain spending. in 2016, the budget was $3.8 trillion with a deficit of $585 billion. in 2017, $4 trillion with a deficit of $603 billion. so the trump administration has to adhere to the president s promises to restrain government spending. how they do that? we ll find out in a few hours, won t we? not likely to take effect in this form, this budget, right? one way you could ask this, will the republicans in the senate buy into any kind of cut to medicaid that might total as much as $800 billion over ten years when they have already said publicly that is a
Worldwide to date, $3.7 billion or 17% of the total money has been committed. that leaves a short fall of $18 billion. the prognosis for more aid money isn t looking good. president trump has proposed shrinking the state department budget from 52.8 billion to 37.6 billion, a 29% reduction. that leaves only a few scraps for famine relief or humanitarian aid. trump s budget increases by $54 billion bringing the total defense budget to $603 billion. ironically, they don t realize how little money goes to foreign aid. according to a recent survey, americans guessed on average that 26% of the federal budget is used to assist other countries. the truth is only 1% of the federal budget is used on