Posted on 01/25/2010 5:09:32 PM PST by freed0misntfree
Washington (CNN) - In a move that could help position him in the political center by sharpening his credentials on fiscal discipline, President Obama will announce in Wednesday's State of Union address that he's proposing to save $250 billion by freezing all non-security federal discretionary spending for three years, according to two senior administration officials. The senior officials said the budgets of the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs along with some international programs would be exempt from the spending freeze. "We are at war, and we're going to make sure our troops are funded adequately," said one of the senior officials. The officials would not reveal the details of which specific domestic programs would be cut as they prepare to face major pushback from liberals in the president's own party because popular education and health spending could be on the chopping block. The details will be officially unveiled next Monday, when the president publicly releases his next budget blueprint for fiscal year 2011 (which starts October 1) and beyond.
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Big Deal. The Dems rack up trillions in new spending and then Obama proposes a freeze on a portion of the budget. Let me guess, it would exclude any $1 trillion health rationing bill. Time to cut. Vote the bums out!
sure after he has tossed trillions its time to freeze spending....where are the green jobs
Billion?
That's so yesterday.
Trillion is the new word of the day.
As a State Department career federal employee, I’m delighted “certain” international programs are exempt!
I want my money back!
Naturally, defense spending is the principal “discretionary” spending he will stop ASAP.
defund the UN for starters...
Obama Erases Pro-Democracy Money for Iran
http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/Obama_Democracy_Iran/2009/06/19/227155.html
U.S. plans “substantial” pledge at Gaza meeting
http://uk.reuters.com/article/usPoliticsNews/idUKN2350280520090223
Obama offers millions in Muslim technology fund
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.96323f483e0be9f6a793eaa215ad708a.211&show_article=1
The White House Friday highlighted a new multi-million-dollar technology fund for Muslim nations, following a pledge made by President Barack Obama in his landmark speech to the Islamic world.
**Congress’s Travel Tab Swells -up 50%**
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124650399438184235.html
Barack Obama said the Waxman-Markey carbon tax would help create “green energy” jobs in the U.S. He is now using taxpayer dollars to fund jobs in Spain.
http://www.israpundit.com/2008/?p=16713
I just can’t imagine where they can find room to “cut”.
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