President Obama's Budget

Investments for women and families

President Obama's detailed budget for Fiscal Year 2010 makes investments critical to the well-being of women and their families, especially in the areas of health care and education. Yet the fine print also retains restrictions on reproductive health that should be lifted. Overall, the budget represents an important change in direction from the past eight years. However, given the enormous challenges that families and communities are facing, this budget could and should do even more to address rising needs.

Learn More

• House and Senate Pass Budget Resolution:
  • House passes budget resolution: 233-193
  • Senate passes budget resolution: 53-43
• Congress Debates the FY 09 Budget: What's at Stake (March 10, 2008)
• Rebuild and Renew America
• President Obama's Budget FY 2010

NWLC Blog Posts on the President's Budget

• President Obama Releases Detailed Budget, May 7, 2009
• Two Steps Forward (and Some Backsliding), Apr. 3, 2009
• The Budget Resolution: Who's Really Looking Out for Future Generations, Apr. 1, 2009
• Tell Your Senators to Move Us in a New Direction, Mar. 31, 2009
• They're Baaack - And Still Fighting for Irresponsible Tax Giveaways, Mar. 20, 2009
• Rebuild and Renew America Now, Mar. 4, 2009

NWLC Press Releases on the President's Budget

• Budget Includes Important Investments in Women and Families, May 8, 2009
• NWLC: Budget is a Step Forward for Women and Families, Apr. 29, 2009 
• NWLC Joins Major Progressive Organizations, Unions in Campaign to Pass President Obama's Budget, Mar. 4, 2009
• NWLC Applauds Call for Swift Action on Health Care Reform This Year, Feb. 26, 2009
• President Obama's Budget Helps Women and Families, Feb. 26, 2009