Obama to seek to reverse cuts on domestic, defense spending

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.
FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will seek to bust through spending limits for both domestic and defense programs.

His next budget will call for negating the effects of across-the-board cuts agreed to by both Democrats and Republicans and signed by Obama into law.

The White House said Obama's budget proposal to Congress will "fully reverse" the so-called sequestration cuts on the domestic side, while boosting national security programs by an equal amount.

A White House statement said the budget will be fully paid for by closing tax loopholes and cutting inefficient spending. But taxpayers will have to wait until the budget is formally released Monday to find out exactly how.

Obama plans to announce the proposed increase Thursday when he speaks to House Democrats in Philadelphia at their annual retreat.

Read Friday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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