He also proposed higher spending on education, housing, day care and other social programs.

In order to keep the budget balanced, Martin proposed only limited new spending.

These two facts alone mean that the level of spending proposed in the budget should be as high as possible.

In his budget, he proposed overall spending of $83.6 billion, a figure that includes federal aid for programs like welfare and Medicaid.

All Labour speakers in the last 33 minutes have proposed extra spending or lower taxes, he says.

Mr. Weiner has himself proposed significant new spending for the city.

She maintained, for example, that he did not propose enough spending for education and day care.

Mr. Bush proposes military spending of $1.42 trillion between now and 1997.

Both said the cuts in projected spending proposed by the Republicans, more than $250 billion over seven years, could have dire consequences.

While the strategy proposes additional spending in many areas, the current draft does not contain specific budget figures.