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 (257) entitlements (58) federal spending (96) spending (87) taxes (58) 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 House and Senate Make Strong Start Toward the 2019 NDAA Jun 25, 2018 13 min read report Federal Entitlement Will Stifle Paid Family Leave and Weaken Social Security May 29, 2018 38 min read report Congress Should Pursue a 2019 Budget for Reconciliation May 23, 2018 7 min read report Why the President and Congress Should Pursue a Rescissions Package Justin Bogie Apr 12, 2018 8 min read report The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act Mar 22, 2018 40 min read report The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018: Irresponsible, Wasteful, and Unaffordable The Heritage Foundation Feb 21, 2018 3 min read report Congress Must Save the Spending Caps Feb 9, 2018 1 min read report Government Loans to Private Union Pensions Would Be Costly Taxpayer Bailouts Rachel Greszler Feb 5, 2018 25 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos