House Republicans are setting up a big fight over federal spending, unveiling a partial list of 70 proposed cuts that will be debated next week.
Under the proposal, funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AmeriCorps and family planning would be among those eliminated completely. Proposed cuts would also affect Amtrak, energy, environment, food inspection, and a host of other federal programs.
The plan by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., includes eliminating $1 billion for high-speed rail, a top priority of President Obama and Vice President Biden. Obama will ask for $8 billion for high-speed rail service when he outlines his fiscal 2012 budget proposal next week.
Other cuts of $1 billion or more are proposed for the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institutes of Health and the government's federal building fund.
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