Donald Trump is proposing to increase the defense budget by nearly half to wage war on Iran. How does he want to pay for it? Cut nearly everything that might help average Americans, from food, housing, and education programs to health care and childcare.
I think besides the grift this is the other big reasoning behind the scenes. This is why Congress does nothing, because killing all these departments/grants that promote well being and diversity are an affront to their bigoted worldview.