"This year alone, leaders in Congress are proposing to spend $22 billion more than my budget provides," the president said. "Some of them claim this is not really much of a difference and the scary part is that they seem to mean it." - BUSH
More than any other spending bill, the $606 billion education and health measure defines the differences between Bush and majority Democrats.
Since winning re-election, Bush has sought to cut the labor, health and education measure below the prior year level. But lawmakers have rejected the cuts. The budget that Bush presented in February sought almost $4 billion in cuts to this year's bill.
Democrats responded by adding $10 billion to Bush's request for the 2008 bill. Democrats say spending increases for domestic programs are small compared with Bush's pending war request totaling almost $200 billion.
I wish I had adequate healthcare, I'm 23... but unfortunately all the money I need is going towards a war that is a lie.
2007-11-13
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