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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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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Is There a Clinton Crunch?: How the 1993 Budget Plan Affected theEconomy

May 1, 1996 33 min read

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ED042596c: How Much is $1.6 Trillion? David M. Mason

Apr 25, 1996 2 min read

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ED032196b: Clinton's New Budget: And The Winner is ... Big Government Scott Hodge

Mar 21, 1996 3 min read

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Getting the Federal Budget Process Back on Track Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Mar 18, 1996 12 min read

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Clinton's FY 1997 Budget:  The Era of Big Government Lives On Scott Hodge

Mar 11, 1996 23 min read

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Top Ten Political Slush Funds Charles P. Griffin

Mar 4, 1996 19 min read

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ED021596: Why The Budget Debate Matters Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Feb 15, 1996 3 min read

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Keeping Faith With the Troops:  Why Clinton Should Sign theDOD Bill Baker Spring

Dec 22, 1995 4 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