Word: budgeted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hikes with the argument that they have had to take on more of a burden because of the Reagan Administration's attempts to slash federal funds for higher education. However, Congress has never agreed to these cuts in the past and, in fact, is about to approve an education budget granting record amounts for student aid and for scientific research...
...Labor and Education Department funds. There is no evidence of fraud, just poor record keeping and documentation. Since running Operation PUSH is Jackson's only administrative experience, this lax record of fiscal accountability remains a disturbing credential for a man who wants to preside over a $1 trillion federal budget...
...doing the green-eyeshade arithmetic to figure out how to pay for them. Jackson's theory: if it sounds good, the money will come from somewhere. His position papers call for higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations as well as draconian -- and dangerously unworkable -- cuts in the military budget. But there are times when Jackson goes beyond such frequent Democratic targets. When he rails against "those who live on credit cards beyond need," he is attacking not only rapacious corporations but the upper middle class...
Jackson maintains daily telephone contact with a range of people, among them Maxine Waters, the California assemblywoman; California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, his official campaign chairman and a strong but quiet influence; and former Carter Budget Director Bert Lance. But a few current inner-circle members may soon be advising Jackson from more distant orbits. In the wake of the Michigan primary, some prominent blacks in the campaign, Brown among them, are agitating for a more significant role. They want higher-profile positions so that when the inevitable brokering takes place, they will have assigned seats at the table...
Rivlin says that when she returns to the Brookings Institute, she will begin a new book about the budget process, which will include a discussion of tax and spending issues, as well as fiscal and public policies...