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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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

America’s Budget Debate Is a Time for Grown-ups Ernest Istook

Apr 11, 2011 2 min read

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It’s About the Numbers, Not the Ideology Jim Talent

Apr 8, 2011 3 min read

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Paul Ryan Offers a Budget for Grown-Ups Ernest Istook

Apr 6, 2011 2 min read

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Will Republicans Stand Up and Fight? Brian Darling

Mar 28, 2011 2 min read

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Obama's 2012 Budget Offers More Gimmicks, Not Reform Brian M. Riedl

Mar 9, 2011 9 min read

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An Emergency for Americans Under 30

Mar 3, 2011 3 min read

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Obama Busts the Budget for Amtrak and ‘Livability’ Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Mar 2, 2011 2 min read

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How to Fix the Federal Budget Alison Acosta Fraser

Mar 1, 2011 7 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, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

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Budget and Spending