The Department of Education successfully lobbies to have added to the budget a new federally-funded program that would provide for technology in classrooms.Spending on this program would be best described as _____________ spending.

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The Department of Education successfully lobbies to have  added to the budget a new federally-funded program that would ​provide for technology in classrooms.Spending on this program would be best described as _____________ spending.

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Discretionary spending refers to the government's ability to allocate budget for certain programs or initiatives based on their discretion. In this case, the Department of Education successfully lobbied for a new program to be funded, indicating that the allocation of budget for this program is discretionary.

The Department of Education Successfully Lobbies to Have Added to the Budget a