A department-by-department guide to cutting the government's budget.
The Department of Commerce subsidizes businesses, restricts foreign trade, and oversees the Census Bureau and Patent Office.
The department will spend about $11 billion in 2012, or about $100 for every U.S. household. It employs 41,000 workers and operates more than 97 subsidy programs.
The Social Security Administration runs the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program, which is the largest program in the federal government.
The department will spend about $873 billion in 2013, or about $7,400 for every U.S. household.
The Department of Health and Human Services administers Medicare, Medicaid, and hundreds of other subsidy and welfare programs.
The department will spend $872 billion in 2012, or about $7,400 for every U.S. household. It employs 70,000 workers and operates more than 445 subsidy programs.
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