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April 18, 2009

Obama to Order Budget Cutting Plans
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US president to request heads of government agencies, departments to
draw up budget plans cutting wasteful, ineffective spending 
President Obama's weekly address, 18 Apr 2009U.S. President Barack Obama
said he will soon order the heads of government agencies and departments
to draw up budget plans that cut wasteful and ineffective spending. Mr.
Obama said he will make the request Monday during his first full Cabinet
meeting and announce which government programs will be cut in following
weeks. During the president's weekly radio address Saturday, Mr. Obama
said the economic crisis has forced the United States to make
investments that will expand the nation's deficit and debt. He said the
current course is "unsustainable" and building a solid economic
foundation requires a painstaking examination of how every dollar is
spent. During Saturday's Republican response, U.S. Representative Kevin
Mc Carthy of California said Mr. Obama is calling for too much spending
and borrowing. Mc Carthy criticized Mr. Obama's budget plan as
"irresponsible."


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