Yesterday the Office of Management and Budget detailed its plan to terminate or reduce funding for 141 federal discretionary programs, saying that these cuts could free up to $14.7 billion in spending. The document, which also details Bush's plan to cut $71.1 billion from mandatory programs over five years, can be seen here. If Congress were to adopt the White House's plan, the Department of Education would take the biggest hit, with 42 programs targeted to be terminted, for a savings of $3.5 billion. Additionally, 4 education programs would receive major cuts. Fortunately, many lawmakers are less-than-thrilled with the administration's plan. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis (R-CA) said, "These proposals make a difficult appropriations season even harder. They allow the administration to artificially inflate programmatic priorities [and expectations] while at the same time touting a ‘fiscally conservative’ top line number."