Using "2017 America First - A Blueprint to Make America Great Again", compare the federal budget with the budget of the department of education and...

Using "2017 America First - A Blueprint to Make America Great Again", compare the federal budget with the budget of the department of education and note how they are interconnected. 

1. Summarize the mission and budget of the department you selected.
2. Does the proposed budget of the department you chose include policy actions to reduce the deficit in the near future? 
3. Does the proposed budget put the government on a path to reduce the federal debt within a decade to a sustainable percentage of GDP?
4. Does the proposed budget align revenues and spending closely over the long term?
5. Does the proposed budget restrain major entitlement programs or introduce changes in spending and tax policies that will have cumulative beneficial fiscal effects over time?