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

Democrats Ready to Railroad Huge Infrastructure Boondoggle David Ditch

Mar 18, 2021 4 min read

Commentary

Progressives Are Eyeing the Last Slice of the Budget Thomas Spoehr

Mar 17, 2021 4 min read

HERITAGE EXPLAINS

$1.9 Trillion COVID “Relief” Package

This week the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” was passed. Yet only a paltry 9% (or less) of the stimulus will be spent

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Commentary

Waiving PAYGO on $1.9T “Stimulus” Is Reckless. There Are Better Ways to Go. Matthew D. Dickerson

Mar 15, 2021 4 min read

Commentary

5 Charts Show Why Congress Must Stop Adding to National Debt David Ditch

Mar 12, 2021 6 min read

Commentary

Joe Biden’s Coronavirus Stimulus Bill: A $1.9 Trillion Disaster Matthew D. Dickerson

Mar 11, 2021 3 min read

Commentary

Governors, Just Say No to Federal Bailouts Adam Michel

Mar 11, 2021 4 min read

Commentary

Excessive Government Spending Threatens American Prosperity

Mar 8, 2021 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

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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