Yes, the list of agencies and programs targeted for destruction is long and largely aimed at deregulation or are otherwise pro-industry. Each time the trumps put a list like this forward, the US Congress fails to act. So far it's been more a statement of intent than an actual agenda, but as noted in the story, they're not constrained this time by the stop gap funding measures of the past, "Having cut a deal earlier this month to increase agency spending over the next two years, lawmakers expect in March to approve formal appropriations bills that will allow them to re-order agency priorities." So, it is more likely than in the past, but I still wouldn't rank its chances as being high.
Erik -- See my latest writing and photojournalism projects here <http://www.erikhoffner.com/> *tw: @erikhoffner <https://twitter.com/ErikHoffner>* On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 10:48 AM, Leila Hadj-Chikh <[email protected]> wrote: > Call to Arms! The Trump administration plans to eliminate the Biological > Survey Unit: > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-has-long- > vowed-to-slash-government-now-the-knives-are-finally-coming- > out/2018/02/26/b2d8c5ac-10f3-11e8-9570-29c9830535e5_story.html > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-has-long-vowed-to-slash-government-now-the-knives-are-finally-coming-out/2018/02/26/b2d8c5ac-10f3-11e8-9570-29c9830535e5_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_shutcollection-627am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.1b30bae6d17c> > > Leila >
