Bush Budget 2001

Huntingdon College program in Political Science
President Bush's Budget Message, Feb 2001:
Summary and Notes.

by Jeremy Lewis
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Outline: President Bush's Budget Message 2001.
	$1.6 trillion tax cut over 10 years (despite Pew Research Center polls showing voters would rather invest in social security or paying down debt) limit spending growth to 4 percent 11 percent increase at the Education Department doubled funding for the National Institutes of Health preservation of the Social Security and Medicare funds (popular solution) full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund = $900 million modest increase in funding for historically black and Hispanic colleges slogan: package is "tax relief that people will feel." Bush Budget Speech 2001: Raw notes civility 2 pix layoffs, blessings reasonable & resp budget pay down debt highest incrgase to kids education triple on reading & values educ & teacher training vouchers Tax cut soc sec up $81bn medicare protected tax credits for health ins Double capacity of health centres patients disabilities help environment, parks support faith-based charity $700 fed compassion fund Mayor Street of Philadelphia Justice -citizens equal , end racial profiling pay down debt $2 Tn /10 yrs, lgst ever contingency fund $1 Tn /10 yrs Increase 4% total last yr 8% people overcharged lobr rate ten pc top rate 33pc reduge 5 rates to 4 2x child credit $1600 avg cut surplus is not for G, but people's Taxcuts most for lower incomes Amer internatm freedom peace strong mil, review transform strategy, first then weapons, abm deploy reduce nuke forces to meet todays needs trade fast track auth natl energy policy medicare, needs prescription drug benefit plan Commission to reform Soc Sec young workers to have accounts bipartisanship not manners but duty public service is noble prosperous generous

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