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Trump’s 2018 Budget Proposes Ending National Endowments for Arts and Humanities [UPDATED]
A slew of independent agencies would be done away with, while defense spending would go up by $54 billion, under the president's proposed budget.
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Trump Team Plans to Eliminate National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities
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