The federal budget initially proposed for 2016 called for almost trillion dollars in spending.

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The word "trillion" in the sentence indicates that the budget proposed for 2016 was in the range of thousands of billions of dollars. Since none of the options are in this range, we can eliminate options A, B, and E. Option D is too high, as it is in the range of tens of trillions of dollars. Option C, which is 4 trillion dollars, is the closest to the given amount and therefore the best choice.

The Federal Budget Initially Proposed for 2016 Called for Almost