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Kayley Roman

7 January, 03:51

7. "Meeting the spending targets in this budget meant some very difficult choices."

President Barack Obama,

2012 Budget Message of the President

Read the passage.

What did the president mean when he said he had to face "very difficult choices" when creating a federal budget?

A.) deciding which country to borrow from to finance spending

B.) deciding what would be funded and what would be cut

C.) deciding how to keep interest rates low on the national debt

D.) deciding how much to increase tax rates