“What is going to help us grow, what is going to create jobs, what is going to expand our middle class, what is going to give more opportunity to young people - those are the things we should be putting money into,” said Obama.
By contrast, Republicans want further budget austerity. Among the leading voices is House Speaker John Boehner.
“The looming problems that are affecting our country are still there. We are spending more than what we bring in,” said Boehner.
Failure to reach a budget accord by mid-December would risk another government shutdown in January, when federal spending authority expires once again. Lawmakers of both parties say they have no desire to see federal operations halted a second time, but it remains to be seen whether that will generate a bipartisan deal that can pass both houses of a politically divided Congress.
On global matters, President Obama welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to the White House Friday.
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