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…Kate Blakeley, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments who used to work at the Congressional Research Service, weighed in.
"Sounds like they will couple topline discretionary numbers -- possibly lower than the budget deal of 2015 -- with a menu of proposals to cut mandatory programs -- Social Security, Medicare, etc. Probably reprising frequent pitches like raising the eligibility age for [Social Security]," she wrote in an email...
As the last budget request of the Obama Administration, the FY 2017 request largely continues the shift towards greater investment in the high-end capabilities necessary in a new strategic era that holds the potential for great power competition.
