WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will propose $467 billion (295.2 billion pounds) in budget cuts to offset the cost of job-creation package, White House Budget Director Jack Lew said on Monday.
"In order to invest in jobs and growth, we're going to have to pay for it," Lew told reporters as Obama prepared to submit his $447 billion jobs program to Congress on Monday. He said the extra $20 billion in cuts were intended to "build in a cushion" to make sure the plan is paid for without adding to deficits, as Obama has promised.
(Reporting by Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick)
