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The budget process for the U.S. Federal government involves both the executive and legislative branches of government. The President submits a budget to Congress, which then passes legislation to actually appropriate and authorize funds to be spent.
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I know Congress is responsible for appropriations and the pork in the budget. But you can't deny that a lot of the expenses were either the result of the executive branch's proposed budget. Also, most of the new spending legislation over the last 5 or 6 years was requested and pressed for politically by the Bush white house.