The budget process includes the
A) President proposing and Congress passing the budget.
B) Senate proposing and the House of Representatives passing the budget.
C) President passing the budget as proposed by Congress.
D) House of Representatives proposing and the Senate passing the budget.

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The budget process begins with the President proposing a budget to Congress. Congress then holds hearings, makes changes, and ultimately passes a budget resolution. The resolution sets overall spending limits but does not allocate specific funding to programs. The House of Representatives and Senate then pass individual appropriations bills that allocate funding to specific programs. The President must sign these bills into law for them to take effect. Therefore, the correct answer is A.

The Budget Process Includes the