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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A Congressional Priesthood Ralph Kinney Bennett

Apr 11, 1992 10 min read

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Despite Recession and Scandal, House Budgets Keep Growing David M. Mason

Apr 2, 1992 5 min read

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What George Bush Is Not Being Told About Federal Spending Scott A. Hodge, Robert Rector

Mar 4, 1992 18 min read

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The Bush Budget: Audit #1 Real Increases, Phantom Cuts Scott A.

Feb 10, 1992 4 min read

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Bush's Fiscal 1993 Budget: More Taxes, More Spending, and MissedOpportunities Daniel J.

Jan 29, 1992 4 min read

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Back to Budgeting as Usual: New Spending Caps Leave Room for Plentyof Pork Scott A.

Sep 6, 1991 29 min read

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How Higher Gas Taxes Would Compound Damage from Last Year's BudgetDeal Daniel J.

Jul 30, 1991 3 min read

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The Results Are in on the 1990 Budget Agreement Daniel J.

Jul 18, 1991 24 min read

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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