Budget Deal Slashes Nutrition Assistance For Poor Women and Children, Boosts Defense Spending By $5 Billion

This story details a number of programs serving public health that will be cut if the current budget compromise is approved by Congress. While the defense budget increases by $5 billion there is nothing in the bill that will reduce unemployment or do anything to boost economic growth.
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/12/budget-deal-cuts/