GAO head paints bleak budget picture

Wednesday, May 14, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The federal budget picture is bad and getting worse, the head of the General Accounting Office said Tuesday, and he urged Congress to take a longer-term look at its tax-cut and spending decisions.

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