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...OMB'S hit list appeared in the proposed budget that was sent to Congress last week. A sampler...
...service have made their will felt on Capitol Hill. Government subsidies have steadily swelled, reaching $779 million in the last fiscal year, or about $2 in federal funds for every $1 taken in at Amtrak ticket windows. Insisting that Amtrak will have to improve its management and save money, OMB proposed that the subsidy be cut to $634 million...
...that they could provide financial aid for needy students to meet a nationwide doctor shortage. Now the shortage is past. But Administration efforts to cut funding for the program have been thwarted by Congress, which authorized payments of $144 million in the 1979 budget. For the 1980 budget, OMB proposes that the program be killed...
...mixed record of inducing foreigners to visit the U.S. In the last fiscal year the service spent $ 14.1 million on advertising, travelers' aid and other programs. Contending that it has served its purpose and that U.S. airlines, hotel chains and individual states should carry the load, OMB wants to stop all money. Commerce Secretary Juanita Kreps disagrees, and Hawaii's Senator Daniel Inouye promises a fight to continue the service...
...districts are now eligible for the subsidy; any school district can collect if only a few federal civilian or military workers live there. Last fiscal year the program covered 2.4 million children and cost $799 million. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are among the richest districts in the nation. OMB recommends that funding be reduced to $619.5 million...