White House to modify budget request after caps deal

By Gabby Morrongiello

Published February 9, 2018 4:49pm ET

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White House to modify budget request after caps deal — "With our release of the budget, we will release an addendum laying out the administration's roadmap for how to account for the increased spending caps in a responsible manner," a White House official said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci

The White House will modify its 2019 budget request before delivering it to Congress next week, a senior Office of Management and Budget official said Friday, hours after lawmakers passed the outlines of a two-year budget deal shortly before dawn.

Because the bipartisan agreement boosts domestic and military spending by several billion dollars over the next two years, the official said President Trump is re-evaluating his upcoming budget “to account for these new cap levels.”

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