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

Earmarkers Gone Wild Brian Darling

Dec 13, 2010 2 min read

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Earmark Moratorium Should Be GOP’s Top Priority Robert B. Bluey

Oct 21, 2010 3 min read

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Federal Spending by the Numbers 2010 Brian M. Riedl

Jun 1, 2010 13 min read

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House Republican Budget Would Confront Hard Choices and Rein in Budget Deficits Brian M. Riedl

Apr 1, 2009 5 min read

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Sleeping Blue Dogs Ernest Istook

Mar 12, 2009 4 min read

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Omnibus Spending Bill: Huge Spending and 9,000 Earmarks Represent Business as... Brian M. Riedl

Mar 2, 2009 6 min read

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The Looming Fiscal Wipeout Israel Ortega

Mar 2, 2009 2 min read

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An Earmark by Any Other Name Is Still an Earmark Karen Campbell, Ph.D.

Feb 3, 2009 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