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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Hurricane Costs Send Budget Projections Deeper into the Red Brian M. Riedl

Sep 16, 2005 4 min read

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A brake for highway spending Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Feb 9, 2004 2 min read

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The State of Spending Alison Acosta Fraser

Jan 21, 2004 3 min read

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President Bush's 2004 Budget Proposal: A Summary Brian M. Riedl

Feb 5, 2003 1 min read

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How Congress Won the Budget War Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Jun 17, 1996 13 min read

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Why H.R. 842 Is Anything But "Truth in Budgeting" Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Apr 12, 1996 6 min read

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At Stake in the Defense Budget Battles: America's Freedom and Prosperity Baker Spring

May 23, 1995 8 min read

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Defense Freeze Would Harm National Security Baker Spring

Mar 31, 1995 6 min read

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

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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