Comparison of Budget Agreement to House and Senate Budgets

Posted by Jeff Chapman at Apr 24, 2009 07:25 AM | Permalink

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The overall structure of the 2009-11 budget agreement, the details of which were released today, is similar to previous proposals from the House and Senate, although there are key differences in how the budget cuts are distributed. The table below gives an overview of the total cuts and a comparison with the previous House and Senate budgets.

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