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Congress Charts New Course Over Deficit
Congress Charts New Course Over Deficit
Congress Charts New Course Over Deficit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's sharp disagreements over taxes and spending are on a re-routed collision course, as Senate Democrats launch a plan that includes new taxes and House Republicans vow to speed up their plan to balance the federal budget with spending cuts alone...
President Obama Reveals $3 Trillion Plan to Cut the Deficit [VIDEO]
President Obama Reveals $3 Trillion Plan to Cut the Deficit [VIDEO]
President Obama Reveals $3 Trillion Plan to Cut the Deficit [VIDEO]
In a speech given from the White House Rose Garden on Monday, President Obama proposed a $3 trillion plan to cut the deficit, with half of that amount covered by increased taxes on the wealthy and another $800 million financed by letting the Bush-era tax cuts expire. “If we are going to make spending cuts… then it is only right we ask everyone to pay their fair share … We can’t afford these specia