The budget cuts discretionary spending (other than defense and homeland security) by nearly 1%, and slashes as many as 150 domestic programs. Yet, in this climate of fiscal stringency, he calls for increased contributions to international organizations, the Millennium Challenge Account to provide assistance to countries with a commitment to making progress in poverty reduction, and the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative.
布什是否光说不练，通过其最近的预算可见一斑。预算将可自由支配的支出（而不是国防和国土安全方面的支出）削减了近百分之一，并砍掉了多达150个国内项目。然而，在这种财政紧缩的大气候中，他却呼吁增加对国际组织、和世纪挑战账户（Millennium Challenge Account）的投入，对承诺竭力扶助贫困的国家和全球HIV/艾滋项目提供援助。