Brawl over Obama budget brews in Congress

Brawl over Obama budget brews in Congress
By Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama is preparing for one of the toughest fights of his young presidency as Congress begins work on a budget that may trim his spending plans but back his healthcare, energy and education proposals.

Obama will meet fellow Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday to try to shore up support for a budget blueprint that likely would increase the deficit more than initially estimated by the White House -- it was forecast at $1.4 trillion for next year.

The House Budget Committee will begin a marathon session on Wednesday to write its version of the budget plan, followed a day later by the Senate Budget Committee's unveiling of its budget plan for fiscal 2010 and the four subsequent years.

Republicans say Obama's budget plan expands government and raises taxes on the rich and small businesses at a time when the country is mired in a deep recession. Obama, for his part, is trying to keep fiscally-conservative Democrats on board.

Democrats, who control Congress, are looking for ways to shave some of the spending requests in a bid to persuade enough fiscally-moderate members of their party to support a $3.55 trillion budget next year.

"I'm hopeful we can have a majority of the House and Senate support" a budget plan, said a cautious-sounding House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.

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were borrowing to ATTACK A COUNTRY THAT WAS NO THREAT TO US??

How dare those "democrats" get all 'we can't afford this'.. when it's time to spend money on US? for our HEALTHCARE? for our EDUCATION?. . FOR OUR ROADS AND BRIDGES??

To feed the poor? to house the homeless? to help the most vulnerable among us??


And why are the dregs of what's left of the Republican party being given so much goddam credibility in the press when all they've done for the past several decades is STEAL FROM US??

:thumbsup: :D

the well connected, deep-pocketed Peter F*cking King, (NY3) keep my prospects on the back burner.

:P

This is why they don't stay in power very long

...are being paid by and hopefully be able to convince them different.

and wants to show his Conservative Da-dah that he is a big boy now.

who'd sell the people who voted for them down the river in a heartbeat.

compass recalibrated!