The Trump administration's so-called skinny budget asks Congress for $9.6 billion to fund the Labor Department, a $2.5 billion cut to the agency's existing budget.
The 21 percent proposed cut would be among the highest experienced by the 15 executive departments within President Trump's cabinet. The administration is proposing a 31 percent cut the Environmental Protection Agency's budget, and a 28 percent cut to the State Department.
"This Budget focuses the Department of Labor on its highest priority functions and disinvests in activities that are duplicative, unnecessary, unproven, or ineffective," according to language in the budget.
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