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Bush Proposes Deep Cuts in $2.57 Trillion Spending Plan

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By Steve Inskeep

Published February 7, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

President Bush delivers a $2.57 trillion budget to Congress that would eliminate or reduce spending on dozens of government programs, including education, farm subsidies and health care for veterans. Former Congressional Budget Office Director Robert Reischauer discusses the president's 2006 spending plan.

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