State of the Union address: on Budget & Economy


George W. Bush: Limit discretionary spending; cut 150 non-essential programs

I will send [Congress] a budget that holds the growth of discretionary spending below inflation, makes tax relief permanent, and stays on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009. My budget substantially reduces or eliminates more than 150 government programs that are not getting results or duplicate current efforts or do not fulfill essential priorities.
Source: 2005 State of the Union Speech Feb 2, 2005

Harry Reid: Bush’s deficit is a ‘birth tax’ of $36,000 on every child

It’s time that America’s government lived up to the same values as America’s families. It’s time we invested in America’s future and made sure our people have the skills to compete and thrive in a 21st-century economy.

Too many of the president’s economic policies have left Americans and American companies struggling. And after we worked so hard to eliminate the deficit, his policies have added trillions to the debt -- in effect, a ‘birth tax’ of $36,000 on every child that is born.

Source: Democratic Response to 2005 State of the Union Speech Feb 2, 2005

  • The above quotations are from State of the Union address to Joint Session of Congress, and the Democratic Response, Feb. 2, 2005.
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