Appropriators eye deep cuts Senate appropriators for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, propose slashing the Social Services Block Grant, Title XX, from $1.6 billion to $600 million, while their House counterparts aim to cut Workforce Investment Act programs by 10 percent. The unusually early appropriations process is intended to give DOL, HHS and Education programs a better chance at higher funding. However, the president has already threatened to veto both bills, and sources say the Title XX and WIA cuts are part of the reason. See the full story