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

Biden Must Boost 2022 Budget To Counter China Thomas Spoehr

May 6, 2021 3 min read

Commentary

Biden’s Non-Infrastructure Infrastructure Bill The Hon. Kay Coles James

May 5, 2021 3 min read

Commentary

If the U.S. Is Going To Tackle Infrastructure, Let’s Start With Shipyards

May 4, 2021 3 min read

Commentary

Budget Delay Is the Enemy of Defense Frederico Bartels

Apr 28, 2021 3 min read

Commentary

Biden’s Proposed Education Spending Spree Is Untenable, Unaffordable Jude Schwalbach

Apr 28, 2021 4 min read

Commentary

Why Joe Biden’s So-Called “Infrastructure” Plan Is a Mistake

Apr 27, 2021 6 min read

Commentary

CBO Has Made Important Progress in Transparency, but Additional Steps Are Needed Matthew D. Dickerson

Apr 27, 2021 4 min read

HERITAGE EXPLAINS

Biden's “Infrastructure” Plan

President Biden is proposing a massive spending plan to supposedly build and rebuild America's infrastructure. While the plan

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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

@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