Obama to draw contrasts with Republicans over spending
Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is criticizing a $3.8 trillion budget plan put forward by House Republicans, saying it won’t invest in “all the things that we need to grow.” He’s taking that message to Cleveland on Wednesday, in the all-important presidential battleground state of Ohio, to draw contrasts with Republicans over federal spending.
In brief comments Tuesday at the White House, Obama said the House GOP plan fails to invest in education, infrastructure, research and national security, and promised a “robust debate” over how taxpayer dollars should be spent. Obama was opening the debate with remarks at the City Club of Cleveland, before answering questions from members of the audience.
“It’s not a budget that reflects the future. It’s not a budget that reflects growth,” Obama said during a St. Patrick’s Day appearance with Ireland’s prime minister. “It’s not a budget that is going to help ensure that middle-class families are able to maintain security and stability and that people who are trying to get into the middle class will have the rungs on the ladder to get into the middle class.”
The House Republican plan would favor the Pentagon and partially privatize Medicare and slash other social programs to help eliminate deficits at the end of a decade. Senate Republicans were outlining their budget plan on Wednesday.
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