Another $210 billion would be lopped off of discretionary programs.

Many conservatives back a spending cap on discretionary Federal programs.

They went after basic domestic discretionary programs in ways we never thought of doing.

Most domestic discretionary programs are frozen at their 1987 level.

There are a number of discretionary programs we're working on.

But domestic discretionary programs account for only about 17 percent of the federal budget.

Congress already faces a disheartening need to cut discretionary programs.

An appropriation bill is used to actually provide money to "discretionary" programs.

That means it must cut an astonishing 30 to 50 percent of domestic discretionary programs.

We've increased spending for discretionary programs by a very responsible 4 percent, above the rate of inflation.