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 debt (3) Economic Stimulus (2) economy (4) Federal Reserve (4) national debt (3) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (276) event (3) explainer (2) external_url (1) (-) report (31) testimony (3) video (5) Facet Content type report U.S. Treasury Debt Is Not the Foundation of the Global Economy Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D. Oct 23, 2015 4 min read report Federal Reserve Performance: What Is the Fed’s Track Record on Inflation? Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D. Oct 27, 2014 13 min read report Federal Reserve Performance: Have Business Cycles Really Been Tamed? Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D. Oct 24, 2014 13 min read report Debt and Growth in a Time of Controversy Salim Furth, Ph.D. May 1, 2013 4 min read report High Debt Is a Real Drag Salim Furth, Ph.D. Feb 22, 2013 4 min read report CBO Budget Update: Historic Deficits Continue, Recession Threatens in 2013 Patrick Louis Knudsen Aug 22, 2012 4 min read report Why the United States Should Be Concerned about France’s Banking Crisis Sally McNamara Aug 23, 2011 5 min read report Business as Usual in Washington: Another Bloated, Pork-Filled Omnibus Spendin... Brian M. Riedl Dec 10, 2009 7 min read See More on Debt Related Issues Issue Budget and Spending Issue Taxes Related Videos Related Videos