The White House compiled the numbers from federal agencies and its own budget office. The numbers reflect the impact of the cuts this year. Unless
Congress acts by Friday, $85 billion in cuts are set to take effect from March-September.
As to whether states could move money around to cover shortfalls, the White House said that depends on state budget structures and the specific programs. The White House did not have a list of which states or programs might have flexibility.
The projections:
- Teachers and schools: Georgia would lose about $28.6 million in funding for primary and secondary schools. About 390 teacher and aide jobs would be at risk.
- Work-study jobs: About 2,490 fewer low-income students would receive financial aid and 890 fewer would get work-study jobs to help pay for college.
- Head Start: Services would be eliminated for about 1,700 children.
- Environment: Georgia would lose $3.5 million to ensure clean water and air and nearly $1 million in grants for fish and wildlife protection.
- Military: About 37,000 civilians working for the military would be furloughed and lose $190 million in pay. Funding for Army and Air Force operations would be cut $238 million.
- Jobs: About 33,160 fewer people would get assistance in finding jobs because of the loss of $873,000.
- Child Care: As many as 1,100 children would lose access to child care.
- Vaccines: About 4,180 fewer children would get vaccinations for measles, mumps and other illnesses because of a funding cut of $286,000.
- Public health: About 2,400 fewer people would be admitted to substance abuse programs and 14,300 fewer HIV tests would be performed because of a $4 million cut in public health funding.
- Seniors: Funding for meals for seniors would be cut about $1.3 million.
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