Loss of national service programs would be harmful

Much has been made recently of Congressional efforts to eliminate as much as $100 billion in federal spending. And while those efforts resulted in the House approving a $61 billion budget cut, and the Senate and President approving a $4 billion budget cut just to keep the government operating, it's important to consider that this is not just spending that goes off into the ether of supposed "big government," but dollars that have a very real and immediate impact in our communities.