Obama on the Budget

Posted on February 28, 2009 by billmanzi

President Barack Obama used his weekly address to speak on his budget submission. Obama talked of the fight he expects over this document, and how it addresses key needs of the nation. He is wading into the battle with confidence. He may be fought hard by some Dems not happy with specific items (like the cut to agricultural subsidies), but Obama will likely hold a vast majority. And budget rules mean that the filibuster threat in the Senate cannot be excercised on this budget blueprint.

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1 Response to Obama on the Budget

  1. Fred Mertz says:
    February 28, 2009 at 10:48 am

    There is nothing like a good economic crisis to make this level of change: it really wouldn’t take much to rile up the populace with regard to tax breaks that move jobs overseas, subsidies to corporations, tax cuts on the wealthy, affordable health care …

    Congress may not be happy, but I suspect phones will be ringing off the hook back at the office.

    So far, so good.

    -FM

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