Policy Issues & Resources: Federal Budget

Federal spending for FY 2009 totaled over $3 trillion.  Three entitlement programs in the U.S. - Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid - accounted for a combined 41% of spending.  In addition, funding streams, such as the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant, the Mental Health Block Grant, Grants to States for Homelessness (PATH), and others, are funded through the federal budget.

Recent News  I  Official Comments  I  Official Letters  I  Fact Sheets  I  Summaries & Charts  I Additional Resources  I


Recent News

 

Official Comments

Official Letters

  • The National Council signed on to a letter to the Gang of Six urging the Senators to protect Medicaid in the 2012 budget
  • The National council signed onto a letter urging national Fiscal Commission to protect discretionary health spending
  • The National Council signed onto a letter requesting that funding for the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities State Grants program be restored.
  • The National Council signed onto a letter supporting the elimination of the ban on federal funding for syringe exchange programs.
  • The National Council signed onto a Letter of Support to lift the ban on funding syringe exchange programs by the national government.

 

Fact Sheets

 

Summaries & Charts

 

Additional Resources

 

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