FY04 Proposal
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Post-WWII Average (FY46 - FY02)
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Clinton Budgets (FY94 FY01)
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G.H.W. Bush Budgets (FY90 - FY93)
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Reagan Budgets (FY82 - FY89)
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Total Receipts as percent of GDP |
17.0%
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17.9%
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19.4%
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17.7%
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18.0%
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Total outlays as percent of GDP |
19.7%
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19.5%
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19.6%
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22.0%
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22.3%
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Deficit (-)/Surplus as percent of GDP |
-2.7%
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-1.6%
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-0.1%
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-4.3%
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-4.3%
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Annual growth in total receipts (average % change from previous fiscal year, FY96 $) |
2.7%
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2.9%
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4.9%
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0.5%
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2.5%
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Annual growth in total outlays (average % change from previous fiscal year, FY96 $) |
2.2%
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2.3%
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1.5%
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1.9%
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2.7%
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Defense spending as a percent of total outlays |
17.5%
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35.5%
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17.1%
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21.7%
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26.7%
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Non-defense discretionary spending as a percent of total outlays |
19.2%
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19.4%*
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17.6%
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16.6%
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17.1%
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Net interest costs as percent of total outlays |
7.9%
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10.5%*
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13.9%
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14.5%
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13.2%
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Other mandatory spending as a percent of total outlays |
55.4%
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41.6%*
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51.4%
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46.2%
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42.9%
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Debt held by public at end of fiscal year as percent of GDP |
36.9%
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44.0%
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43.0%
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46.3%
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36.7%
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Gross Debt at end of fiscal year as percentof GDP |
64.8%
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56.2%
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63.4%
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61.8%
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45.4%
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* includes only data back to 1962 since the distinction between discretionary and mandatory began only in that year. |
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General Information | |||||
Party | Democrat | Republican | |||
Has Held Elected Office | Yes | Yes | |||
Served in the Military | Yes | Yes | |||
Issues | |||||
Abortion | |||||
Appoint Judges Who Will Outlaw Abortions | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Outlaw "Partial Birth" Abortions | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Outlaw Abortions Except for Rape/Incest | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Parental Notification for Minors Under 18 | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Gay Rights | |||||
Constitutional Gay Marriage Ban | Somewhat Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Equal Rights for Civil Unions | Strongly Favor | Somewhat Opposes | |||
Allow Gays to Openly Serve in the Military | Strongly Favor | Strongly Opposes | |||
Religion in Government | |||||
Organized Prayer in Public Schools | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Commandments Displayed in Federal Buildings | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Federal Funding of Religious Charities | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Gun Control | |||||
Safety Devices on All New Guns | Strongly Favor | Strongly Opposes | |||
Background Checks on Gun Show Purchases | Strongly Favor | Somewhat Opposes | |||
Require Safety Course, License Before Gun Purchase | Somewhat Favor | Strongly Opposes | |||
Allow Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers | Somewhat Favor | Strongly Opposes | |||
Death Penalty | |||||
Abolish the Death Penalty | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Opposes | |||
National Review of Death Penalty Fairness | Strongly Favor | Strongly Opposes | |||
Education | |||||
No Child Left Behind Act | Somewhat Favor | Strongly Favor | |||
Vouchers for Public, Private or Religious Schools | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Increase Federal Funding for Higher Education | Somewhat Favor | Somewhat Opposes | |||
Homeland Security | |||||
The Patriot Act | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Tighter Immigration Controls | Strongly Favor | Strongly Favor | |||
Iraq | |||||
The War in Iraq | Somewhat Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Turning Over More Political Authority to U.N. | Somewhat Favor | Strongly Opposes | |||
Immediate Withdrawal of U.S. Troops | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Opposes | |||
Foreign Trade | |||||
Embargo on Cuba | Somewhat Favor | Strongly Favor | |||
U.S. Involvement in NAFTA | Strongly Favor | Strongly Favor | |||
Mandatory Labor/Environment Standards in Trade Agreements | Somewhat Favor | Strongly Opposes | |||
Health Care | |||||
Universal Government-Supervised Health Care | Somewhat Opposes | Strongly Opposes | |||
Medicare Prescription Drugs Coverage By Private Insurers | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Expand Medicaid to Cover More Uninsured Americans | Strongly Favor | No Opinion | |||
Limit Malpractice Suits Against Doctors, Insurers | Somewhat Favor | Strongly Favor | |||
Welfare Reform | |||||
Hiring Welfare Workers Tax Incentive | No Opinion | Somewhat Opposes | |||
Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants | Strongly Favor | Somewhat Opposes | |||
Child Care Services for Getting Off Welfare | No Opinion | Somewhat Opposes | |||
Social Security | |||||
Raise Retirement Age | Strongly Opposes | No Opinion | |||
Privatize Social Security | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Cap Payments to Wealthy | Somewhat Favor | Strongly Opposes | |||
Tax Cuts | |||||
Roll Back the Bush Administration Tax Cuts | Somewhat Opposes | Strongly Opposes | |||
Roll Back Cuts for People Making Over $100,000 | Strongly Favor | Strongly Opposes | |||
Additional Tax Cuts for Businesses | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Jobs | |||||
Raise the Minimum Wage | Strongly Favor | Strongly Opposes | |||
Extend Unemployment Benefits | Strongly Favor | Strongly Opposes | |||
Environment | |||||
Oil Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge | Strongly Opposes | Strongly Favor | |||
Mandatory Clean Air Emissions Standards | Strongly Favor | Somewhat Opposes | |||
Tougher Fuel Efficiency Standards | Strongly Favor | Strongly Opposes |
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