But they come entirely from the discretionarybudget.
然而,这些削减项目全是自由考量支出的预算。
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Indeed, Mr. Obama has lately been going where the money isn’t, making a big deal out of a freeze on nonsecurity discretionary spending, which accounts for only 12 percent of the budget.
The most successful was the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, which capped discretionary spending growth and required new entitlements or tax cuts to be paid for.