[WH Blog] Details of the Bipartisan Budget Deal

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Details of the Bipartisan Budget Deal

Last night, President Obama announced that the federal government will remain open for business because Americans from different beliefs came together, put politics aside, and met the expectations of the American people.  Today, small businesses will no longer worry or have to wait on a loan to open or expand their business, families will receive the mortgages they applied for, and hundreds of thousands of government workers, including our brave men and women in uniform, will continue to receive paychecks on time.

This deal cuts spending by $78.5 billion from the President’s FY 2011 Budget request -- the largest annual spending cut in our history. These are real cuts that will save taxpayers money and have a real impact. Many will be painful, and are to programs that we support, but the fiscal situation is such that we have to act.

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/04/0...udget-deal

[nofurylike]

great write-up there. thank you for posting this, Winky!

[sandnsea]

I like what they didn't cut, but the fact that they won't specify what they did cut leaves me a little nervous.