Bureaucrats Warn of Dire Consequences If Republicans Pursue Budget at 2022 Spending Levels

Bureaucrats Warn of Dire Consequences If Republicans Pursue Budget at 2022 Spending Levels
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee, speaks during testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in Washington on Feb. 26, 2020. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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Bureaucrats leading various government agencies are raising concerns about the potential impact of steep expenditure cuts included in a Republican-backed budget proposal.

Nearly 20 agencies, including the Departments of StateTreasuryHousing and Urban DevelopmentEducation, as well as the Social Security Administration, and several others, have written letters in recent weeks warning of the consequences of returning to 2022 spending levels for their offices next year.