(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President Barack Obama says his budget proposal for the next fiscal year is about the nation's welfare, not class warfare. His plan to raise taxes on the wealthy and remove certain corporate tax breaks has already drawn fire from Republicans like North Carolina Senator Richard Burr.

"Next year there will be a president sworn in.  We don't know who it will be but I will assure you the day after they are inaugurated the first thing they are going to do is come to Congress and ask for a $3 trillion increase to the national debt, because we will have reached that $17.8 trillion number," said Burr. "They'll need a $3 trillion increase in the national debt by two year or 18 months."

Democratic North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan said she will continue to review all of the president's budget proposals. "To ensure that we bring down our deficits and debt quickly and responsibly, while also making smart, commonsense investments to preserve America's competitive edge," said Hagan.

She added that all the American people hear from Washington is partisan bickering, rather than constructive problem-solving.