Beyond setting spending levels for two years, it suspends the statutory debt limit until March 2019. On Monday, he will have to make the case for even paying attention to the White House budget. Last year, Mr. Trump was accused of relying on “wishful thinking” to make his budget balance. Administrations have also used the budget as a tool to criticize Congress if the White House splits with lawmakers on certain issues. Mr. Trump, who supported the budget agreement reached in Congress, lamented that it included so much “waste” that was needed to secure votes from Democrats.

Source: New York Times February 09, 2018 23:26 UTC