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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Executive Summary: A Primer on Lobbyists, Earmarks, and Congressional Reform Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Apr 27, 2006 3 min read

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A Primer on Lobbyists, Earmarks, and Congressional Reform Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Apr 27, 2006 42 min read

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Eliminating earmarks

Apr 20, 2006 3 min read

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A Line in the Sand for Fiscally Responsible Lawmakers

Oct 6, 2005 5 min read

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Amtrak Gets More Than Its Fair Share of Federal Funding

Jun 25, 2002 14 min read

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Pork-Barrel Spending: Congress Goes Hog Wild Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

May 2, 2002 3 min read

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Can Congress Be Embarrassed into Ending Wasteful Pork-BarrelSpending?

Mar 15, 2002 14 min read

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Lobbyists Continue to Use Tragedy to Raid American Taxpayers - An Update Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Nov 8, 2001 14 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