Here's What's In Obama's $4.1 Trillion Budget Plan

A $4.1 trillion proposal for fiscal 2017 represents Obama's aspirations for curbing climate change, bolstering education and technology.

Feb 9, 2016

President Barack Obama sent his final budget request to Congress, a $4.1 trillion proposal for fiscal 2017 that represents his aspirations for curbing climate change, bolstering education and technology while also setting a marker in the political campaign to succeed him. Bloomberg's Angela Greiling Keane reports on "Bloomberg Markets."

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