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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U.S. Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 Dakota Wood

Feb 2, 2017 5 min read

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Congress Should Reassert Itself, Learn from Obama’s Last-Minute Spending Binge Brett D. Schaefer

Jan 24, 2017 3 min read

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Frittering Away the Funds Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Jan 23, 2017 2 min read

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Trump Has the Blueprints to Build a Better, On-Budget America Romina Boccia

Jan 20, 2017 3 min read

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Economic Outlook for 2017 Salim Furth, Ph.D.

Jan 13, 2017 13 min read

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Repeal The Durbin Amendment: Restore The Rule Of Law Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D.

Jan 10, 2017 3 min read

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Wastebook, Earmarks, and Congress’ Power of the Purse

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Commentary

Why Trump Blasted the 'Out of Control' F-35 Program John Venable

Dec 21, 2016 3 min read

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Rachel Greszler

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Parker Sheppard, PhD

Research Fellow, Center for Data Analysis

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Richard Stern

Acting Director, Roe Institute and Director, Hermann Center

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