Sentences with phrase «cutbacks in federal spending»

Ultimately, the mission will cost more than $ 3 billion, a hefty price tag in an era of cutbacks in federal spending on space exploration.

The cost of the 2011 cutbacks in federal spending will fall most directly on consumers and retirees by scaling back Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and social spending programs.

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It is that «U.S. policymakers will prevent the drastic automatic tax increases and spending cutbacks (the fiscal cliff) implied by existing budget law, raise the federal debt ceiling in a timely manner, and make good progress toward a comprehensive plan to restore fiscal sustainability.»