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

Author

David Ditch

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May 8

11:00am - 12:00pm

WEBINAR: Is the Postal Service Worth Saving? A Debate Among 3 Experts

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Apr 22

10:00am - 11:00am

WEBINAR: COVID-19 and the U.S. Economy: What's Next?

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Apr 9

5:30pm - 6:15pm

WEBINAR: COVID-19: What to Expect After the CARES Act

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Dec 16

11:00am - 12:00pm

Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Budget, Spending and What Alaska Can Provide the Nation

Washington, DC Live Streamed

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Jun 24

11:00am - 12:00pm

Training Up Workers for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Jobs

Washington, DC Live Streamed

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Jun 4

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Confronting the National Debt

Washington, DC Live Streamed

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Jun 18

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Blueprint for Balance: A Federal Budget for FY 2019

Washington, DC Live Streamed

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Apr 4

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Hitting the Brakes on Overspending and Debt

Washington, DC Live Streamed

Experts on Budget and Spending

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Rachel Greszler

Senior Research Fellow, Roe Institute

Parker Sheppard, PhD, PhD

Director, Center for Data Analysis

@parkersheppard

David Ditch

Senior Policy Analyst, Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

@DavidADitch

Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Thomas Dans

Visiting Fellow, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

@TomDansCFA

Budget and Spending