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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Why Congress Needs a New Budget Process Patrick Louis Knudsen

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The 2013 Index of Dependence on Government

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Cutting the U.S. Budget Would Help the Economy Grow Romina Boccia

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America’s Austerity: It’s the Tax Increases Salim Furth, Ph.D.

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Principles for the Budget Conference

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The President’s Legal Authority at the Debt Limit Andrew Kloster

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Debt Limit: Options and the Way Forward Romina Boccia

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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, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

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Budget and Spending