Obama to seek spending freeze, more aid to middle class
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Clifford Armion
le 26/01/2010
Activer le mode zenChristi Parsons and Peter Nicholas
"Reporting from Washington - Moving to address rising voter anger over federal deficits and the tattered shape of their own pocketbooks, President Obama will propose a freeze on non-defense-related federal spending as well as expanded aid to middle-class families in his State of the Union speech Wednesday night, White House aides said Monday. "To counter the soaring federal deficit, which polls show is a major factor in voters' discontent, Obama will announce that the budget blueprint he files next week will contain a "hard freeze" on discretionary spending that lasts through 2013, an effort his advisors liken to the fiscal discipline average families impose on themselves every day." Read on...Pour citer cette ressource :
"Obama to seek spending freeze, more aid to middle class", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), janvier 2010. Consulté le 13/09/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/obama-to-seek-spending-freeze-more-aid-to-middle-class