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Obama Said to Seek 7% Budget Boost, Setting Up Fight With Congress

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to a packed room at Cedar Falls Utilities on January 14, 2015 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Obama spoke of plans to increase access to affordable high-speed broadband internet service across the nation. — U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to a packed room at Cedar Falls Utilities on January 14, 2015 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Obama spoke of plans to increase access to affordable high-speed broadband internet service across the nation.
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Jonathan Allen and Tony Capaccio

January 15, 2015, 4:20 PM UTCUpdated onJanuary 15, 2015, 10:44 PM UTC

President Barack Obama will ask Congress for as much as $68 billion more than current budget limits in fiscal 2016, according to two people familiar with the administration’s proposal.

The request sets up a fight with the Republican-led House and Senate over whether to reverse part of the spending limits that the U.S. Congress and the White House agreed to in fiscal deals earlier this decade.