Obama Submits First Budget, Proposes $3.5 Trillion in Spending
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Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
President Barack Obama submitted his first federal budget to Congress Thursday, saying some hard choices lie ahead. The proposal contains more than three and one half trillion dollars for programs the president says address the country's most pressing needs. It includes additional money to boost the country's shaky financial system along with an ambitious plan to reform the U.S. health care system.
