TITLE
President releases final federal budget proposal
PUB. DATE
March 2008
SOURCE
Counseling Today;Mar2008, Vol. 50 Issue 9, p21
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article focuses on the final budget proposal for fiscal year 2009 released by U.S. President George W. Bush. According to the author, the $3.1 trillion spending plan covers higher budget for military spending and federal health care programs, but freezes education spending to $59.2 billion. In addition, the author notes that Medicare and Medicaid funding decrease to $178.2 billion and $19 billion for the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
ACCESSION #
31233384
