CBO: Budget deal cuts this fiscal year’s deficit by just $352 million, not $38 billion touted
A new budget estimate released Wednesday shows that the spending bill negotiated between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner would produce less than 1 percent of the $38 billion in promised savings by the end of this budget year. Full Story »
Posted by Jon Mitchell - via Dave Weigel, Marc Ambinder, Memeorandum
