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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Commentary

Biden’s Obamacare Expansion: A Costly Solution in Search of a Problem Doug Badger

Feb 23, 2021 3 min read

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New White House Budget Would Bail Out Obamacare

Feb 14, 2018 1 min read

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How the CBO Can Begin to Earn Back the Public’s Confidence Drew Gonshorowski

Jul 27, 2017 2 min read

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Budget Office Needs to Stop Hiding its Methodology on ObamaCare Analysis Drew Gonshorowski

Jul 26, 2017 3 min read

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Did Obamacare Cause the National Economic Doldrums? James Sherk

Aug 23, 2011 3 min read

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Two GOP Reps Take a Stand to Defund ObamaCare and Planned Parenthood Robert B. Bluey

Mar 2, 2011 2 min read

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Will the American People Rebel? Brian Darling

Nov 24, 2009 3 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, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

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