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 SPECIAL REPORT The Road to Inflation: How an Unprecedented Federal Spending Spree Created Economic Turmoil Sep 21, 2023 Over an hour read Read the report BACKGROUNDER Funding Leftism: The Biden’s Administration’s Bureaucratic Radicalism Apr 18, 2024 30 min read Author David Ditch Read the report Refine by Keyword budget (387) Congress (128) federal spending (204) spending (148) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (19) report (23) Facet Content type report Earmark Appropriations: Pork - Or Mystery Meat? Ernest Istook Jul 9, 2007 14 min read report House Transparency Rules Reveal that Pork Projects Tilt Heavily Toward Approp... Brian M. Riedl Jun 27, 2007 6 min read report Pork-Barrel Spending: Republicans Win Transparency, but $23 Billion Slush Fun... Brian M. Riedl Jun 20, 2007 4 min read report Bush's Call For Fiscal Restraint: Entitlement Control is the Key Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D. Jan 5, 2007 3 min read report Memo to the New Congressional Leadership: How to Improve Proposalsfor Congres... Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Jan 3, 2007 8 min read report Will New Congress Be Santa to Taxpayers and Grinch to Lobbyists? Dec 14, 2006 4 min read report A Primer on Lobbyists, Earmarks, and Congressional Reform Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Apr 27, 2006 42 min read report Executive Summary: A Primer on Lobbyists, Earmarks, and Congressional Reform Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Apr 27, 2006 3 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos