Usually the President does propose a budget. I believe the proposal is more of a "suggestion" from the President that congress can take into consideration when

Usually the President does propose a budget. I believe the proposal is more of a "suggestion" from the President that congress can take into consideration when doing the actual budgeting bills. So the person you responded to is correct. Presidents do generally propose a budget, but it should not be confused with the actual budget that goes into effect. https://www.cbo.gov/topics/budget/presidents-budget https://www.cbo.gov/topics/budget/presidents-budget https://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_index_subjects/Budget_vrd.htm https://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_index_subjects/Bu... "The president submits a budget to Congress by the first Monday in February every year. The budget contains estimates of federal government income and spending for the upcoming fiscal year and also recommends funding levels for the federal government. Congress then must pass appropriations bills based on the president's recommendations and Congressional priorities. If Congress does not pass all appropriations measures by the start of the fiscal year (October 1), it has to enact a continuing resolution to keep the government running."