Barack Obama actually said...

Some of the cuts we're putting forward today are more painful than others. Some are larger than others. In fact, a few of the programs we el...

All told, by the end of my first term, we will cut the deficit in half. Over the next decade, we'll bring non-defense discretionary spending...

We are not only proposing significant funding for our national security, but also being careful with those investments.

Even with these costs on the books, the Budget will cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term.