Value of govt. Mandatory spending, also known as direct spending, is mandated by existing laws. This type of spending includes funding for programs like Medicare and Social Security and other payments to people, businesses, and state and local governments. fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-fin...

Value of govt. The chart below shows the top 10 categories and agencies for federal spending in FY 2025.
Many of the "cuts" that you are hearing about are a very small part of the budget.

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Treatment day and I got a seat with a great view. Those pre-med steroids are kicking in and I feel like I can do All The Things when I should just be going to bed. Life as a cancer patient.

Last day of the #lbbcmetsconf in Philly. Learning about integrative and oncology advances and other exciting topics!

Great presentation by Dr. Teplinsky about the status of treatments for metastatic breast cancer (MBC). One of her first slides is so important for many people. What exactly is MBC?
Note: those of us living with it understand, important for others to know as well.
#MBC #LBBCmetsconf

Fortunate to be at the LBBC MBC conference! The morning keynote by Dr. Virginia Kaklamani provided a great overview of the state of the science of #breastcancer.
#LBBCMetsConf

A bright spot to my day in this dark week - this very cool swag! Want one of your own? Support the Sikora Lab’s Lobular Breast Cancer Research with your generous donation!
@mjsikora.bsky.social

www.sikoralab.com/donate

Easy action for today, takes 5 minutes and you will feel good about doing something!

The ability to draw money from the Treasury is still closed, in spite of the rhetoric coming from the White House, there is no ability to get funds.