“The program is not well-targeted to the poorest populations and has not demonstrated results,” the Trump budget proposal said.
To win approval of the proposed $3 billion in annual cuts to the program, the Trump administration will have to convince a majority of the Senate to go along with the plan.
But Republican senators will likely face strong resistance from state and local officials, especially in states like Texas, Arizona, Louisiana and Alabama, which were among the program’s biggest beneficiaries in the latest fiscal year.
