Issue Budget and Spending Federal spending has grown rapidly over the last decade, leading to substantial budget deficits that have crippled the economy and financially harmed Americans. Personal Inflation Calculator Copied COMMENTARY How We Can Finally Overcome the Affordability Crisis Dec 5, 2025 3 min read Author E.J. Antoni, PhD Read the article COMMENTARY How to Modernize America’s Air Traffic Control Dec 4, 2025 3 min read Author Diana Furchtgott-Roth Read the article Refine by Keyword budget (387) Congress (128) federal spending (204) spending (148) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type article (7) commentary (1373) event (27) explainer (13) external_url (1) impact (2) report (998) testimony (37) video (34) Facet Content type report New Audits Find More Foreign Aid Waste Jay P. Dec 13, 1988 1 min read report Immediate Test for Bush: Picking National Economic CommissionMembers Stuart M. Nov 9, 1988 4 min read report On Spending Reagan Must Enforce the Law and Pull the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Tr... Stephen Moore Oct 13, 1988 1 min read report The National Economic Commission: A Tax-Hike Trojan Horse Stuart M. Sep 30, 1988 3 min read report Fiscal Conservatism: Managing Federal Spending The Honorable Samuel R. Jr. Aug 15, 1988 11 min read report Taming the Federal Spending Monster Lewis K. Jul 28, 1988 9 min read report The Army Base Closings Bill: Rolling Back the Military Pork Barrel Kenneth Conboy Jun 16, 1988 3 min read report Pepper's $30 Billion Home Care Time Bomb Peter J. Ferrara Jun 7, 1988 18 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos