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What's Left Our of Senate GOP Budget
3/13/2006
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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Education Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/13/2006
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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Charge Some Veterans $250 Annual Enrollment Fee and Increase Drug Co-Payments Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/13/2006
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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut 78% in COPS Program Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/13/2006
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Wrong Priorities
3/13/2006
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Senate GOP Budget: $71 Billion Worse Than Doing Nothing
3/9/2006
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Increase in Gross Debt Under Senate GOP Budget the Same as Under Bush Budget
3/9/2006
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Bush Budget Fails to Include Funding Designated Solely for Port Security
3/8/2006
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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Firefighter Grants by 55% Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/8/2006
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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut 83% in Rural Health Programs Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/8/2006
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What's Left Out of Bush Budget
2/7/2006
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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Agriculture Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut LIHEAP Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Community Development Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Education Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut COPS Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Veterans' Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
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What's Left Out of Bush Budget
2/17/2005
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Bush Budget Includes No New Funding for Expanding Health Care Coverage
2/13/2005
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Comparison of Bush, Senate GOP, and Democratic Alternative Budgets
4/11/2003
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Raid on Social Security in GOP Budget Conference Report
4/11/2003
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Bush 2003 Budget: 27% Cut in Federal Highway Funding
2/27/2002
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Bush 2003 Budget: 18% Cut in Army Corps General Construction Funding
2/27/2002
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The Bush Education Budget: Funding for the Bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act
2/27/2002
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OMB's Medicare Growth: Unsustainably Low
2/14/2002
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What's Left in the Republican Budget for Domestic Spending - (Budget Outlays)
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What's Left in the Republican Budget for Domestic Spending - (Budget Authority)
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Top 6 Reasons to Oppose the Budget Resolution Conference Report
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Comparison of Senate Passed and Budget Conference Budgets
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Comparison of Bush, Democratic Alternative, Senate Passed and Budget Conference Budgets
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Budget Fails to Make Investments in ESEA
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Budget Resolution Conference Rejects Senate Education Amendments
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Final Conference Agreement on FY 2002 Budget Resoltuion
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Final Conference Agreement Threatens Social Security and Medicare
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Final Spending Totals & Rates of Growth in FY02 Budget Resolution Conference Agreement
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Comparison of Bush, Democratic, and Senate Passed Budgets
(Fiscal Years 2002-2011)
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Bush Tax Cut Puts Budget "In the Hole"
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Highlights of Democratic Alternative
(2 Pages)
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Democratic Budget Priorities
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Comparison of Democratic and GOP Budgets: Fiscal Years 2002-2011
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Uncertainty in CBO's Projections
of the Surplus Under Current Policies
Congressional Budget Office

Federal Spending Lowest Since 1966
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Total Spending Declining
As Share of the Economy
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Alternative Debt Scenarios
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Democratic Budget: A Balanced Approach to Tax Cuts
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Democratic Budget Has Right Priorities: Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors
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Democratic Budget Has Right Priorities: Increased Spending for Education
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Democratic Budget Has Right Priorities: Increased Spending Strong Nat'l Defense
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Democratic Budget Protects Environment; GOP Slashes Funding
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Democratic Budget Protects Veterans; GOP Slashes Funding
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Democratic Budget Addresses Energy Problems; GOP Cuts Energy Funding
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Democratic Budget Responds
to Farm Crisis
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"Contingency" Surplus in GOP Budget
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Comparison of Bush, Democratic Alternative, and Senate Passed Budgets (2001)
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Bush Tax Cut Puts Budget "In the Hole" (2001)
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Highlights of FY 2002 Democratic Alternative (2002)
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Democratic Budget Priorities (2001)
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Comparison of Democratic and GOP Budgets: Fiscal Years 2002-2011 (2001)
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What's in the Bush Budget?
2/28/01
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President Bush's FY 2002 Budget Framework - 2/28/01
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Reserve Fund in the President's
FY 2002 Budget - 2/28/01
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President's Budget Raids Social Security and Medicare - 02/28/01
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Bush Tax Cut Benefits Wealthy: Top 1% Gets Disproportionate Benefit - 2/23/01
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The Bush Tax Cut
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Budget Surplus Considerations
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The Bush Tax Cut
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Budget Surplus Considerations
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The Bush Tax Cut
(Tax Cut crowds out other priorities)
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Budget Surplus Considerations
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Bush Tax Cut Benefits Wealthy
Top 1% Gets Disproportionate Benefit
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Possible Compromise
Outline of One-Third Plan (2001)
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Total Spending in One-Third Plan
Lowest Level of GDP since 1951 (2001)
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Discretionary Spending in One-Third Plan
Lowest Level of GDP in History (2001)
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Charts from 2006
What's Left Our of Senate GOP Budget 3/13/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Education Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/13/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Charge Some Veterans $250 Annual Enrollment Fee and Increase Drug Co-Payments Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/13/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff
The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut 78% in COPS Program Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/13/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	Wrong Priorities 3/13/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	Senate GOP Budget: $71 Billion Worse Than Doing Nothing 3/9/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff
Increase in Gross Debt Under Senate GOP Budget the Same as Under Bush Budget 3/9/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	Bush Budget Fails to Include Funding Designated Solely for Port Security 3/8/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Firefighter Grants by 55% Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/8/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff
The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut 83% in Rural Health Programs Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/8/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	What's Left Out of Bush Budget 2/7/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff

Charts from 2005
The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Agriculture Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut LIHEAP Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Community Development Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff
The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Education Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut COPS Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Veterans' Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff
What's Left Out of Bush Budget 2/17/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	Bush Budget Includes No New Funding for Expanding Health Care Coverage 2/13/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff
Charts from 2003
Comparison of Bush, Senate GOP, and Democratic Alternative Budgets 4/11/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	Raid on Social Security in GOP Budget Conference Report 4/11/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff
Charts from 2002
Bush 2003 Budget: 27% Cut in Federal Highway Funding 2/27/2002 SBC - Democratic Staff	Bush 2003 Budget: 18% Cut in Army Corps General Construction Funding 2/27/2002 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Bush Education Budget: Funding for the Bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act 2/27/2002 SBC - Democratic Staff
OMB's Medicare Growth: Unsustainably Low 2/14/2002 SBC - Democratic Staff
Charts from 2001
What's Left in the Republican Budget for Domestic Spending - (Budget Outlays) SBC - Democratic Staff	What's Left in the Republican Budget for Domestic Spending - (Budget Authority) SBC - Democratic Staff	Top 6 Reasons to Oppose the Budget Resolution Conference Report SBC - Democratic Staff
Comparison of Senate Passed and Budget Conference Budgets SBC - Democratic Staff	Comparison of Bush, Democratic Alternative, Senate Passed and Budget Conference Budgets SBC - Democratic Staff	Budget Fails to Make Investments in ESEA SBC - Democratic Staff
Budget Resolution Conference Rejects Senate Education Amendments SBC - Democratic Staff	Final Conference Agreement on FY 2002 Budget Resoltuion SBC - Democratic Staff	Final Conference Agreement Threatens Social Security and Medicare SBC - Democratic Staff
Final Spending Totals & Rates of Growth in FY02 Budget Resolution Conference Agreement SBC - Democratic Staff	Comparison of Bush, Democratic, and Senate Passed Budgets (Fiscal Years 2002-2011) SBC - Democratic Staff

Bush Tax Cut Puts Budget "In the Hole" SBC - Democratic Staff	Highlights of Democratic Alternative (2 Pages) SBC - Democratic Staff	Democratic Budget Priorities SBC - Democratic Staff
Comparison of Democratic and GOP Budgets: Fiscal Years 2002-2011 SBC - Democratic Staff	Uncertainty in CBO's Projections of the Surplus Under Current Policies Congressional Budget Office	Federal Spending Lowest Since 1966 SBC - Democratic Staff
Total Spending Declining As Share of the Economy SBC - Democratic Staff	Alternative Debt Scenarios SBC - Democratic Staff	Democratic Budget: A Balanced Approach to Tax Cuts SBC - Democratic Staff

Democratic Budget Has Right Priorities: Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors SBC - Democratic Staff	Democratic Budget Has Right Priorities: Increased Spending for Education SBC - Democratic Staff	Democratic Budget Has Right Priorities: Increased Spending Strong Nat'l Defense SBC - Democratic Staff
Democratic Budget Protects Environment; GOP Slashes Funding SBC - Democratic Staff	Democratic Budget Protects Veterans; GOP Slashes Funding SBC - Democratic Staff	Democratic Budget Addresses Energy Problems; GOP Cuts Energy Funding SBC - Democratic Staff
Democratic Budget Responds to Farm Crisis SBC - Democratic Staff	"Contingency" Surplus in GOP Budget SBC - Democratic Staff
Comparison of Bush, Democratic Alternative, and Senate Passed Budgets (2001) SBC - Democratic Staff	Bush Tax Cut Puts Budget "In the Hole" (2001) SBC - Democratic Staff	Highlights of FY 2002 Democratic Alternative (2002) SBC - Democratic Staff
Democratic Budget Priorities (2001) SBC - Democratic Staff	Comparison of Democratic and GOP Budgets: Fiscal Years 2002-2011 (2001) SBC - Democratic Staff	What's in the Bush Budget? 2/28/01 SBC - Democratic Staff
President Bush's FY 2002 Budget Framework - 2/28/01 SBC - Democratic Staff	Reserve Fund in the President's FY 2002 Budget - 2/28/01 SBC - Democratic Staff	President's Budget Raids Social Security and Medicare - 02/28/01 SBC - Democratic Staff
Bush Tax Cut Benefits Wealthy: Top 1% Gets Disproportionate Benefit - 2/23/01 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Bush Tax Cut SBC - Democratic Staff	Budget Surplus Considerations SBC - Democratic Staff
The Bush Tax Cut SBC - Democratic Staff	Budget Surplus Considerations SBC - Democratic Staff	The Bush Tax Cut (Tax Cut crowds out other priorities) SBC - Democratic Staff
Budget Surplus Considerations SBC - Democratic Staff	Bush Tax Cut Benefits Wealthy Top 1% Gets Disproportionate Benefit SBC - Democratic Staff
Senator Conrad's One-Third Plan
Possible Compromise Outline of One-Third Plan (2001) SBC - Democratic Staff	Total Spending in One-Third Plan Lowest Level of GDP since 1951 (2001) SBC - Democratic Staff	Discretionary Spending in One-Third Plan Lowest Level of GDP in History (2001) SBC - Democratic Staff