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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BACKGROUNDER

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

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

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David Ditch

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Commentary

The Power of the Purse Michael Franc

Jan 14, 2011 4 min read

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A Checklist For Congress Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Nov 8, 2010 2 min read

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Deficit Reminds Us All: No Such Thing as a Free Lunch Jim Talent

Jan 15, 2010 3 min read

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Congressional Spenders Ignore Deepening Government Waste Brian M. Riedl

Nov 9, 2009 2 min read

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Bank the Bucks First Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.

Oct 9, 2009 3 min read

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The Crashing Liberal Agenda Brian Darling

Sep 8, 2009 3 min read

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'Donor States' Must Team Up

Apr 21, 2009 2 min read

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Nothing Stimulating about Defense?: On the Cutting Room Floor Jim Talent

Apr 16, 2009 6 min read

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Rachel Greszler

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Richard Stern

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