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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Liberals Must Push Aside Absurd Demand for "Parity" Budget Spending

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What Trump’s Education Budget Gets Right, and Where It Can Improve Lindsey M. Burke, PhD

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Strengthen the Budget Control Act, Don’t Abandon It The Heritage Foundation

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