Bush's Budget for 2005 Seeks to Rein In Domestic Costs

The New York Times ^ | January 4, 2004 | By ROBERT PEAR

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 — Facing a record budget deficit, Bush administration officials say they have drafted an election-year budget that will rein in the growth of domestic spending without alienating politically influential constituencies.

They said the president's proposed budget for the 2005 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, would control the rising cost of housing vouchers for the poor, require some veterans to pay more for health care, slow the growth in spending on biomedical research and merge or eliminate some job training and employment programs. The moves are intended to trim the programs without damaging any essential services, the administration said.

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I'm thinking he's in pander mode again. It would be good if it were true. However, after the Prescription Drug Panderation Act, I'm cynical.

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