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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SPECIAL REPORT

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

Author

David Ditch

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Commentary

“Inflation Reduction Act” Is Euphemism for Big Government Socialism

Aug 2, 2022 16 min read

Commentary

Why Sen. Pat Toomey Did Right Thing in Stopping Burn Pit Bill Frederico Bartels

Aug 2, 2022 3 min read

HERITAGE EXPLAINS

Biden’s Recession

This week, EJ Antoni, a research fellow in Heritage’s Center for Data Analysis explains exactly what marks a recession and

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Commentary

So-Called Inflation Reduction Act Would Make Stagflation Worse Matthew D. Dickerson

Jul 29, 2022 4 min read

Commentary

Inflation Reduction Act—or Radical Green New Deal? Jack Spencer

Jul 29, 2022 5 min read

Commentary

Extending Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies Would Be Costly, Ineffective Edmund F. Haislmaier

Jul 29, 2022 5 min read

Commentary

How CHIPS for America Act Chips Away at America’s Economic Freedom Anthony B. Kim

Jul 26, 2022 4 min read

Commentary

House’s Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act Rightly Rebukes Biden’s...

Jul 26, 2022 3 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

@parkersheppard

David Ditch

Senior Policy Analyst, Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

@DavidADitch

Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Thomas Dans

Visiting Fellow, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

@TomDansCFA

Budget and Spending