In fact, the administration said, only a small portion of the $4 billion in annual savings will go toward reducing the deficit. Rather, the money will be spent on other programs, like helping veterans re-enter the work force or improving the nation’s infrastructure, which the White House contends are more worthwhile…

That’s all well and good, said Brendan Buck, a spokesman for the House speaker, John A. Boehner, but “it doesn’t save any money.”

“They conveniently didn’t mention this to reporters in the rollout,” he said, “but all savings are going to be ‘reinvested’ — spent elsewhere.”