Mandatory spending is required by law to be paid, while discretionary spending is based on annual appropriations set by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Mandatory spending includes programs such as Social Security and Medicare, which must be funded based on existing laws, while discretionary spending involves funding that is negotiated and approved each year through the appropriations process.
Explain how the process of mandatory spending is different from discretionary spending.(1 point)
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Mandatory spending is required by law to be paid while discretionary spending is based on annual appropriations, set by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
Mandatory spending is required by law to be paid while discretionary spending is based on annual appropriations, set by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
Mandatory spending is based on annual appropriations, set by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, while discretionary spending is required to be paid by law.
Mandatory spending is based on annual appropriations, set by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, while discretionary spending is required to be paid by law.
Mandatory and discretionary spending are based on annual appropriations set by the Senate but discretionary spending is required to be paid by law.
Mandatory and discretionary spending are based on annual appropriations set by the Senate but discretionary spending is required to be paid by law.
Mandatory and discretionary spending are based on annual appropriations, set by the House of Representatives and the Senate, but mandatory spending is required to be paid by law.
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