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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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The House Appropriations Committee cut $130 million from Veterans Administration funds and approved an $8.5 billion bill for 33 agencies, achieving $330 million in total savings, or 3.9% below President Truman's request, contributing to $3.58 billion in Republican-led budget reductions for 1948.
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Paring of Agency Requests Brings Budget Saving to $3,580,000,000
WASHINGTON, June 13.-A
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed $130,884,220 from Veterans Administration funds today in approving an $8,498,409,759 bill to finance 33 independent government agencies next year.
The total cut amounted to $330,540,732, or 3.9 percent below the amount President Truman asked.
This brought to approximately $3,580,000,000 the claimed savings of House Republicans in their drive to chop $6,000,000,000 from Mr. Truman's 1948 budget of $37,500,080,000.
The Veterans Administration, however, was pared only 1.8 percent in getting $6,944,457,080 for its work during the 12 months beginning July 1.
Among major recipients covered by the bill are the Office of the President, not cut at all; the Atomic Energy Commission, reduced 30 percent; the Civil Service Commission, cut less than one percent; the Federal Communication Commission, trimmed 17 percent; the Federal Power Commission, cut 12 percent; the Federal Trade Commission, reduced almost one third; the Federal Works Agency, cut 12 percent, and the Interstate Commerce Commission, trimmed 10 percent.
Even the President's own budget bureau was cut, receiving $3,392 less than the $3,470,000 it had asked.
The Maritime Commission drew a stern rebuke from the Committee for its accounting and general administrative practices.
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Washington
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June 13
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total cuts of $330,540,732 from requested funds, including $130,884,220 from veterans administration; overall savings reaching $3,580,000,000 toward $6,000,000,000 goal; various agencies reduced by 1-30%; maritime commission rebuked for practices.
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House Appropriations Committee approved $8,498,409,759 bill for 33 agencies, trimming funds including 1.8% from Veterans Administration's $6,944,457,080 request, as part of Republican efforts to reduce President Truman's 1948 budget.