,,,Bush's Budget: Protecting Homeland Security and Defense by Reining in Entitlements

Bush's Budget: Protecting Homeland Security and Defense by Reining in Entitlements


 

Publication Date: February 2007

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Baker Spring; James Jay Carafano; Alison Acosta Fraser; Brian M. Riedl

Research Area: Banking and finance

Keywords: Budget; entitlements; DHS

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The most important feature of the President's budget proposal is its focus on reining in the crushing costs of entitlement programs like Medicare while adequately funding national defense and homeland security.