The President is trying to be cost-effective, but he isn't slashing federal spending. Federal spending will continue to rise faster than inflation. The biggest threat to the federal surplus is spending. We will need that money when the baby boomers retire, so we can't afford to spend it now. The President's budget spends every dime of Medicare receipts over the next 10 years for Medicare, and Medicare only.
Some people say that's too much, others say it's too little.
I think it's reasonable. The President's budget strengthens our military by improving the quality of life of our troops and their families and beginning the transition to a 21st Century force. The budget improves health care by doubling funding for National Institutes of Health medical research on important health issues like cancer - that's the largest funding increase in the NIH's history. The budget also creates more than 1,200 new community health centers to make health care more accessible. Listen to this radio program .