Date: February 7th, 2005

The cry of the slashed budget

7 February, 2005 (12:14) | Uncategorized |

As heralded in the State of the Union address, and long anticipated or feared, the President’s proposed FY 2006 budget (pdf) makes clear that the 2005 legislative debate will be dominated by domestic spending issues — meaning cuts:
 
President Bush today unveiled a $2.57 trillion budget that eliminates dozens of politically sensitive domestic programs, including funding […]