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AARP Home » Politics » Government & Elections » Your Guide to National... »Frequently Asked Quest...

A – B (APPROPRIATION – BUDGET SURPLUS)

C – E (CONTINUING RESOLUTION – ENTITLEMENTS)

F – N (FEDERAL DEBT – NATIONAL DEBT)

 

O – P (OBLIGATION – PRESIDENT'S BUDGET)

S – U (SCOREKEEPING – UNFUNDED MANDATE)

 

 

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