There was more consensus on the need to keep government spending going this year as a transition until consumers and businesses boost their own purchases. Obama presented a...

Hatch said,'' As a conservative, this proposal is not about more and more government spending; it's about tax relief to get employers hiring again, which is exactly what...

For example, he began to sense very early a concern, even among supporters of President Barack Obama, about the level of government spending. Traveling also reminded King of...

Obama's job proposals would push government spending in 2010 to $3.72 trillion and increase that amount to $3.83 trillion in the 2011 budget year, which begins on Oct. 1. The...

plan that forecasts the government spending a record $1.66 trillion more than it takes in through taxes. Obama blamed the huge deficit on the decisions of President George W....

The budget also would increase government spending on food stamps, a jump of $11 million to a proposed $36 million. That includes an extension for an additional year of...

as well as increased government spending on infrastructure and energy projects. He called for fast congressional action to speed relief to millions left unemployed in the worst...

To help rein in the deficit, officials said Obama will seek a three-year freeze on government spending that is not linked to security or mandated social programs, in a bid to...

Government spending was actually a slight drag on growth in the fourth quarter: A small increase in federal spending was outweighed by a drop in state and local spending. Still...