Instead, they produced a fiscal budget that passed both houses of Congress, only to be stalemated by a stubborn Democratic President Clinton. ... As of current fiscal years budget, the United States government spends $1.64 trillion yearly. $500 billion of that, or 1/3 of the total, is for discretionary spending (Rau M-1). ... Agricultural policies were also reformed and embedded into budget-reconciliation bills (Hosansky 3730). ... Under Federal law, the President is required to submit budget requests in 2 forms: Budget Authority (BA), the amount of new federal commitments fo...

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An important part of becoming an effective social worker includes understanding social policies. In order to better understand these policies it is necessary to become familiar with elected officials on all levels. An understanding of the policies and the elected officials will also put social workers in a better position to advocate for their clients. ... He also played a large role in shaping U.S. foreign policy. ... Another department directly related to the social welfare policy is the Department of Housing and Urban Development. ...

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This ignorance even extends to politicians, Senator Tom Daschle is quoted as saying that, "Through a combination of wrongheaded fiscal policy and tentative economic leadership, we have now suffered one of the most dramatic fiscal turnarounds in American history" (G.O.P.). ...

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