Obama's Budget: More for Military Families

First lady Michelle Obama is announcing an increase of $8.8 billion in the president's 2011 budget proposal for programs to support military families.

More than $1 billion of the additional money would go to expand child care services at child development centers serving military families in the U.S and overseas. Nearly $2 billion would go toward expanding counseling and other services, from financial counseling to relocation assistance.

President Barack Obama's budget also includes $84 million for career development for military spouses, including tuition assistance.

Mrs. Obama announced the increased funding Tuesday during a luncheon for military spouses at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington.

The president sends his budget blueprint to Congress next week, , but officials have already outlined some budget cuts that the president will announce in tomorrow's State of the Union address. They come in the form of a freeze of non-defense, security and veterans spending.

Now that the Senate has rejected a plan to create a special task force to tackle the deficit, Republicans and Democrats are likely to exchange blame over budget decisions.

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[VotersOfNY]

What? Am I crazy or what? What the eff is she doing annoucing ANYTHING? Is she taking over the White House? Did she kick Obummer out? Am I in upside down world or what?

[Stevenapoli7]

Tell that to the Commander at the Navy base in Naples, Italy. We had cut backs in all kinds of services.

[sjc_1]

After we invaded Iraq some reservists were not getting paid and their families were on food stamps during the second or third tour of 13 months. The troops could get no vests that worked and no armor for the HumVees. Then you have mold at the V.A. hospitals but lots of gas guzzling SUVs with "support the troops" stickers right next to "no new taxes"...what a country?