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Oh boy, no one is going to be happy. Full details haven’t been released, and Congressional Democrats won’t be briefed by the administration until Sunday night. But the counters are reported as follows:
- Non-defense discretionary spending only goes up 1% this year. Non-enforceable limits on appropriations beyond this year.
- IRS funding to go after tax cheats redirected toward domestic programs to avert cuts.
- New work requirements for food assistance (a GOP demand), raising the age of non-dependent recipients to 54, from 49, exempting veterans and the homeless.
- Medicaid left untouched. The GOP budget recently passed added work requirements to that program (and others) as well
- Deal last for two years, beyond next presidential election
