President Bush revealed his $3 trillion fiscal year 2009 budget today. The proposal includes a bipartisan economic growth package, makes tax cuts permanent, increases spending for the Department of Defense and homeland security, and plans to balance the budget by 2012. Read the President's FY09 Budget fact sheet. You might also want to scrutinize the Main Page from the Government Printing Office.
For more information read "Bush Unveils $3 Trillion Budget Proposal" from the Washington Post, "Bush Sends Congress $3.1 Trillion Budget With Big Increases for Defense" from FOX News, "Bush sends Congress $3.1 trillion budget" from CNN.
Want more debt and budget information? Check out the library's guide.
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