Issue Debt Out-of-control federal spending is driving deficits and debt to unsustainable heights. Burdening America’s children with excessive public debt is wrong. Congress must control spending and debt to unleash economic growth. Copied BACKGROUNDER Congress Must Stop New Deficit Spending Immediately Oct 12, 2023 31 min read Read the report COMMENTARY With U.S. Credit Rating Downgraded, Congress Must Stop Increasing Spending Now Aug 29, 2023 3 min read Author David Ditch Read the article Refine by Keyword economy (4) Federal Reserve (4) debt (3) national debt (3) Economic Stimulus (2) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (276) (-) report (31) video (5) event (3) testimony (3) explainer (2) external_url (1) Facet Content type report Clean Debt-Limit Suspension Is a Blank Check for Ever-Expanding Government Richard Stern Sep 20, 2021 14 min read Report Is Social Security Worth Its Cost? Jul 10, 2018 25 min read report Congress Should Pursue a 2019 Budget for Reconciliation May 23, 2018 7 min read report Budget Gimmicks Increase Federal Spending and Mask True Costs of Legislation Justin Bogie Jul 26, 2017 31 min read report Debt Limit Should Trigger Spending Limit Romina Boccia Feb 27, 2017 18 min read report The Massive Federal Credit Racket Diane Katz Feb 14, 2017 43 min read report Dodd–Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Put Squeeze on Privat... Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D. Nov 4, 2015 6 min read report Federal Reserve Dividend Reduction Deserves Thorough Debate Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D. Oct 23, 2015 4 min read See More on Debt Related Issues Issue Budget and Spending Issue Taxes Related Videos Related Videos