白宫本周聚焦经济和财政问题(有声)
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President Obama wants to shrink the deficit and promote economic growth.
“For years, an argument in Washington has raged between reducing our deficits at all costs, and making the investments we need to grow the economy. My budget puts that argument to rest. Because we do not have to choose between these goals - we can do both.”
Obama says his budget will curb spending and cut corporate tax breaks - while boosting funding for infrastructure and education.
Republicans have already rejected the proposal. House Speaker John Boehner says the president’s budget “never balances.” Former Republican Senator Sam Brownback, now governor of the state of Kansas, says the private sector holds the key to better economic and fiscal health.
“Our Republican message is a belief in the power of people rather than the control of government. This unleashes the creativity of entrepreneurs and the strength of hope and dreams.”
The budget battle comes one month after the start of automatic federal spending cuts, known as the sequester, that may have contributed to a weakening labor market. The U.S. economy created fewer than 100,000 jobs last month. White House economist Alan Krueger predicts a tough road ahead.
“We have heard from some companies that the sequester is affecting their hiring decisions. Obviously, government spending has been cut as a result of the sequester. So going forward that is going to be a weight on the economy.”
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