Budget and Spending

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Federal spending has grown rapidly over the last decade, leading to substantial budget deficits that have crippled the economy and financially harmed Americans.

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The Road to Inflation: How an Unprecedented Federal Spending Spree Created Economic Turmoil

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Funding Leftism: The Biden’s Administration’s Bureaucratic Radicalism

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David Ditch

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Beijing Says Government Shutdowns Show U.S. System Is Flawed. That’s Diversio...

Feb 8, 2018 3 min read

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Keep Earmarking Out of Infrastructure Michael Sargent

Feb 7, 2018 4 min read

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Congress Should Reject a Reckless Budget Deal That Busts Spending Caps Justin Bogie

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Congress Has a Pathological Spending Problem Tommy Binion

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Trump's Budget Grasps What Congress Doesn't Brett D. Schaefer

May 29, 2017 8 min read

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Congress Should Reassert Itself, Learn from Obama’s Last-Minute Spending Binge Brett D. Schaefer

Jan 24, 2017 3 min read

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The Broken Budget Process Alison Acosta Fraser

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Rachel Greszler

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Parker Sheppard, PhD

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Richard Stern

Acting Director, Roe Institute and Director, Hermann Center

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