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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Another Pork-Laden Omnibus Spending Bill

Nov 22, 2004 2 min read

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The Balanced Budget Amendment: The Wrong Answer to Runaway Spending Brian M. Riedl

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Not Again! Congress Evades Its Budget Caps

Sep 28, 2004 5 min read

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An $82 Million Answer to Youth Suicide?

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The Taxpayers Bill of Rights The Heritage Foundation

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Federal Highway Spending Jumps the Shark

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Legislative Branch Appropriations: The Beginnings of Fiscal Restraint?

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The Entitlement Problem The Heritage Foundation

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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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