David Hawkings: Is President’s budget request really DOA?

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David Hawkings: Is President’s budget request really DOA?

The White House has released its budget request to Congress for the 2017 fiscal year. The usual cliche is, the budget is dead on arrival at Capitol Hill.

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

February 9, 2016 9:15 am

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David Hawkings, senior editor, CQ Roll Call

In one of democracy's great rituals, the White House, sometime before noon today, will release it's budget request to Congress for the 2017 fiscal year. The usual cliche is, the budget is dead on arrival at Capitol Hill. But is it really? Federal Drive with Tom Temin gets some insight from CQ Roll Call's senior editor David Hawkings.