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

Sep 21, 2023 Over an hour read

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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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HERITAGE EXPLAINS

Reforming Reckless Government Spending

With an economy that’s strong, that creates opportunities and grows wages, people are experiencing the American Dream. But

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Global Threats Make U.S. Defense Spending an Urgent Priority Thomas Spoehr

Jul 20, 2019 2 min read

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Congress Must Fully Offset Any Budget Control Act Cap Deal Justin Bogie

Jul 19, 2019 10 min read

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Paying for Surface Transportation Infrastructure: Four Wrong Routes, Four Goo...

Jul 17, 2019 36 min read

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FY 2020 Consensus Cuts for Congress David Ditch

Jul 16, 2019 5 min read

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Improper Payments Are Costing Taxpayers a Fortune

Jul 16, 2019 2 min read

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Why Federal Highway Policy Is a Speed Bump Slowing Down Better Roads David Ditch

Jul 12, 2019 3 min read

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Future Generations Will Pay the Price for Runaway National Debt Justin Bogie

Jul 10, 2019 3 min read

Experts on Budget and Spending

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Rachel Greszler

Senior Research Fellow, Roe Institute

Parker Sheppard, PhD, PhD

Director, Center for Data Analysis

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David Ditch

Senior Policy Analyst, Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

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Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Thomas Dans

Visiting Fellow, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom

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Budget and Spending