By BEN FELLER
President Bush admonished Congress on Monday for failing to send him a single spending bill yet, and warned lawmakers to trim their plans or face rejection.
"You're fixin' to see what they call a fiscal showdown in Washington," Bush told a friendly audience in this northwest Arkansas community.
"The Congress gets to propose, and if it doesn't meet needs as far as I'm concerned, I get to veto," Bush said. "That's precisely what I intend to do."
The budget year began Oct. 1, and federal agencies are operating on a stopgap bill for now. Congress has not yet agreed on the 12 spending bills that keep the government running.
needs to be responsible with your money and they need to pass these appropriations bills -- one at a time," Bush said, roaming the stage. "And then we can work together to see whether or not they make fiscal sense for the United States."
He said the Democrats' plans would raise taxes and prevent the nation from balancing the budget.
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