discretionary spending

Obama, GOP Vie For Upper Hand On Budget Cuts

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 02/10/2011 - 11:01pm

Both sides are tripping over each other to convince voters they are making a real dent in the budget. But one expert says they are only tackling domestic non-defense discretionary spending — a mere 10 percent of the federal budget.

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Official: Obama to call for 5-year spending freeze (AP)

Ytop stories  Tue, 01/25/2011 - 11:50am

AP - A White House official says President Barack Obama will call for a five-year freeze in non-security, discretionary spending during his State of the Union address.