Instead, he has been fighting to raise military spending.
The budget raises total spending by $30 million from this year.
This, if true, would raise some tax revenues and lower spending on social-service programs for the poor.
The real message here is that we can't just be raising taxes and spending.
"I'm opposed to it," the Governor said of raising spending.
President Johnson's programs raised federal spending as a percentage of national income, from 17 to over 21 percent.
He has proposed raising military spending by $45 billion over the next decade.
"They're liberal, no question about it," he said, adding that the group wants "to raise social spending and cut the defense budget."
Japan's decision to raise military spending has been criticized by Chinese leaders.
Jack Straw talks about raising spending on books by £10 a year per child.