title: Promises, promises.
abstract: Once again, Congress and the President will try to balance the budget by slicing more out of nondefense discretionary spending. But there's not much meat left on those bones. The budget-meisters will try to spend and save. The result could be empty promises.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shear
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics; D006077:Government Agencies; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011057:Politics; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States