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

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Funding Leftism: The Biden’s Administration’s Bureaucratic Radicalism

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David Ditch

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Return of the Swamp: Earmarks Would Be a Costly Mistake Matthew D. Dickerson

Mar 30, 2021 19 min read

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Mar 25, 2021

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$3T Infrastructure Grab Bag Would Strangle Economy David Ditch

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Nuclear Modernization Is Our Top Defense Priority Patty-Jane Geller

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Earmarks Represent Corruption, Waste, and the Swamp Matthew D. Dickerson

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Democrats Ready to Railroad Huge Infrastructure Boondoggle David Ditch

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Progressives Are Eyeing the Last Slice of the Budget Thomas Spoehr

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Richard Stern

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