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Administration's Budget Does Not Reflect Administration Policies
March 5, 2008
Administration’s fiscal year 2009 budget released on February 4 did not fully reflect the Bush Administration’s policies. While claiming to reach a surplus of $48 billion by 2012, the budget projections omitted the costs of two policies central to the Administration. The Administration says it is committed … -
Bush Budget Would Cut Domestic Discretionary Programs by $20 Billion In 2009
February 20, 2008
The President’s 2009 budget would provide some $20.5 billion [1] less for domestic discretionary programs outside of homeland security — a broad category of programs that includes everything from child care to environmental protection to medical research — than the 2008 level, adjusted for inflation.[2] The … -
Testimony of Robert Greenstein on the Long- and Short-Term Budget Outlook
February 13, 2008
I am Robert Greenstein, executive director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The Center is an independent, nonprofit policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of federal and state policy issues, with particular emphasis on fiscal policies and policies … -
The Dubious Priorities of the President's FY 2009 Budget
Revised February 7, 2008
The President’s budget would provide more tax cuts heavily skewed to the most well-off while cutting vital services for low- and moderate-income Americans, generating large deficits, and increasing the strain on states already confronting budget problems as a result of the economic downturn. The budget …
