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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Top 10 Examples of Government Waste Brian M. Riedl

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Performance-Based Decisions in the President's 2006 Budget

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House Lawmakers Should Enforce Their Own Budget

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The Impact of Government Spending on Economic Growth Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.

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Supplement to "The Impact of Government Spending on Economic Growth" Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.

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Rachel Greszler

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Director, Center for Data Analysis

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David Ditch

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Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

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