WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama sent Congress his new budget Monday, a plan that forecasts the government spending a record US$1.66 trillion more than it takes in through taxes.
Obama blamed the huge deficit on the decisions of President George W. Bush, previous Congresses and his administration's steps to prevent an economic collapse.
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