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President Obama to Announce Cuts in 2012 Budget, but Not to Education - Political Punch

President Obama to Announce Cuts in 2012 Budget, but Not to Education - Political Punch

President Obama to Announce Cuts in 2012 Budget, but Not to Education

February 11, 2011 6:57 PM

Jordyn Phelps reports:

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says President Obama will be some announcing some “tough” and “painful” cuts when he lays out his 2010 budget next week but says those cuts will not compromise children’s education.

“The president is making very tough cuts, and painful cuts, across agencies, and there are pieces of our budget that are being hit hard, but we have to continue to invest,” Duncan said. “What parents don’t want is their children’s future to be impacted.”

Next week, President Obama will highlight the administration’s plans to “win the future” through focusing on education. Traveling to Baltimore on Monday, the president will speak to middle school students at Parkville Middle & Center of Technology. Secretary Duncan says the school