White House Proposes 11% Cut in Labor Department Spending (1)

The Trump administration wants to cut fiscal year 2021 spending on the Labor Department, National Labor Relations Board, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, reviving previous belt-tightening bids that have not been approved by Congress.

The White House budget request, released Feb. 10, seeks $11 billion for DOL next year, down 11% from the department’s current funding level. The NLRB would see a 10% spending slash, while the EEOC budget would slip by 7% under the proposal.

The annual request is an aspirational proposal that lays out policy priorities and spending suggestions, which Congress can consider or ignore when it begins ...