Obama Rallying Democrats to Fight for Spending Boost in Budget
With his fiscal 2016 spending blueprint set for release Feb. 2, Obama was set to address a meeting of House Democrats on Thursday in Philadelphia.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama pass each other during a farewell ceremony for Hagel at Fort Myer January 28, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia.
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President Barack Obama will rally Democrats for a budget battle with Republicans by proposing a major spending boost for both domestic programs and the military.
With his fiscal 2016 spending blueprint set for release Feb. 2, Obama will address a meeting of House Democrats on Thursday in Philadelphia to supply details and an argument to carry into a fight to reverse the across-the-board budget limits known as sequestration.