Along with the rest of the U.S. federal budget, the fiscal 2016 request and plan through 2020 was released on Feb. 2. While there is a consensus that the administration won't get what it's requesting because Congress would have to make too many compromises on non-defense discretionary spending, taxes and entitlements, the belief stands that the final figures for fiscal 2016 will fall between the request and the budget caps in the Budget Control Act.
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