Topic: Federal Budget

The U.S. Actually Posted a Budget Surplus in April

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It's been almost four years since the United States posted a monthly budget surplus, so we should be celebrating that it did so in April, right?

By Adam Martin

Feb 13, 2012

Obama Emphasizes Education, Job Growth in Budget Speech

President Barack Obama debuted the White House budget for fiscal year 2013 on Monday, and he's scheduled to offer some remarks on it at 11 a.m.

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By Adam Martin

Feb 13, 2012

White House Budget Carries a Deficit to Grow Jobs

President Barack Obama is sending his fiscal year 2013 budget to Congress on Monday, proposing $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue over the next decade while reportedly looking to reduce the federal deficit by $4 trillion in the same period.

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By Adam Martin

Jan 31, 2012

Federal Budget Deficit to Shrink to $1.1 Trillion

This fiscal year's federal budget deficit is going to be a bit smaller than last year's, but is still more money than you can probably even wrap your head around.

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