I'm talking about the president's own special black ops team that funds its budget with monies approved by Congress for a wide variety of fiscal and social programs.

He was a frequent witness before congressional committees on tax and fiscal policy, testifying on the proper role of taxation in the Nation's social and fiscal programs.

Mr. Florio's $2.8 billion tax package is intended as a social as well as a fiscal program.

President Clinton's fiscal program would be a net plus for the New York metropolitan region, fiscal and energy policy analysts say.

The solution to Brazil's problems, Mr. Rubin said, "lies in Brazil itself, in putting together an effective fiscal program and an effective foreign exchange regime."

"It shows the strength of the state and its fiscal programs."

Moreover, the Fed's response, when it comes, is likely to be tailored to the nature of the fiscal program that emerges.

Reducing the national debt keeps interest rates low and provides flexibility on other fiscal programs.

Speaking to the National League of Cities this afternoon, the President asked mayors to turn the political heat on Congress to enact his fiscal program.

In 1732 a rigorous fiscal program was started.