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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How Washington Wasted Your Money in the 1995 Appropriations Bills Scott A.; Barry

Oct 28, 1994 31 min read

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Why We Are Stopping Campaign Finance Reform Senator Mitch

Oct 6, 1994 15 min read

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Adding to 'A to Z': A Permanent Lock Box for Spending Cuts Dan Greenberg

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Two Cheers for the Banking Reform Bill Catherine England

Jun 3, 1994 38 min read

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The Index of Economic Freedom: A Tool For Real Reform of ForeignAid Thomas P.

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How Domestic Cuts Can Pay for the Exon-Grassley Budget Amendment Scott Hodge

Apr 12, 1994 5 min read

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Policy Review #68 - Spring 1994 Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.

Apr 1, 1994 1 min read

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This Is Defense? Non-Defense Spending in the Defense Budget John Luddy

Mar 30, 1994 6 min read

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Rachel Greszler

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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