Kehinde Wiley – Barack Obama (foto National Portrait Gallery Smithsonian) Trump Signs Bill Banning the Government from Funding Oil Paintings of Politicians Trump has shaved a whopping $500,000 off the federal budget with the new law. Official government portraits may soon become a bit less luxurious. President Donald Trump has signed the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act, also known as the “Ego” Act, into law. No longer can government officials earmark taxpayer dollars for the creation of their official portraits. The White House (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-signs-h-r-2154-s-188-s-324-law/) issued a statement on Wednesday confirming the signing of S. 188 (http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20180305/S188.pdf), “which prohibits the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.” But if Trump is looking to make a dent in the ballooning federal deficit, which Forbes (https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2018/02/09/trumps-federal-budget-deficit-1-trillion-and-beyond/#33928b14544f) put at $1 trillion and rising last month, the Ego Act is not going to do much. The bill will only save about $500,000 a year, according to the Congressional Budget Office (https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/115th-congress-2017-2018/costestimate/s188.pdf). In comparison, the government’s discretionary spending totaled $1.2 trillion in 2017. Republican senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is the man behind the bill, which makes permanent a ban that he had previously included in … Meer lezen over Sarah Cascone – Trump Signs Bill Banning the Government From Funding Oil Paintings of Politicians