Romina Boccia

Romina Boccia

Former Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Romina was a leading fiscal and economic expert at The Heritage Foundation and focused on government spending and the national debt.

This expert is no longer a staff member at The Heritage Foundation.

Romina Boccia [Ro-Meena Bot-Cha] was a leading fiscal and economic expert at the Heritage Foundation. Her research is focused on securing economic freedom, controlling the size and scope of government, expanding opportunity and flexibility for workers, reforming Social Security, and simplifying retirement savings.

Often introduced as "an economist who speaks English," for making complex topics easily understood, Boccia is a sought-after speaker and panel moderator who frequently travels the United States to speak at conferences and on college campuses. She has appeared before live audiences across the globe from Stockholm, Sweden to Tokyo, Japan.

Boccia directed the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at the Heritage Foundation, whose budget analysts and economists cover taxes, labor policy, pensions, appropriations, infrastructure, and transportation. The Center leads the production of Heritage’s Blueprint for Balance, an annual federal budget plan that was the foundation of President Trump's budget proposals to Congress, and which has had a profound influence on congressional budget resolutions.

Boccia regularly advises members of Congress and has testified before House and Senate congressional committees, as well as before state legislatures. She is widely published and often appears as a guest expert on national television and talk radio.

Boccia received her bachelor's and master's degrees in Economics from George Mason University. She serves on the Foundation for Economic Education Alumni Board and is a founding member and former president of Liberty Toastmasters.

Originally from Augsburg, she is a native German speaker who enjoys climbing and skiing mountains.

Commentary

Boccia: Federal Budget Trumps Election Woes Romina Boccia

May 27, 2016 2 min read

Commentary

Congress Should Enact a Responsible Budget Romina Boccia

Apr 19, 2016 2 min read

Commentary

Restoring Fairness and Common Sense to the Federal Budget Romina Boccia

Feb 29, 2016 2 min read

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testimony

The Debt Limit: A Key Action-Forcing Tool to Control Spending and the Debt Romina Boccia

Feb 3, 2016 20 min read

Commentary

Congress Should Spend More Time Budgeting, Not Less Romina Boccia

Jan 29, 2016 3 min read

report

Analysis of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

Oct 28, 2015 19 min read

Commentary

Pro-con: Should the retirement age go up? Romina Boccia

Oct 26, 2015 6 min read

Commentary

The Debt Ceiling Cometh: Another Chance to Rein In Spending Romina Boccia

Oct 22, 2015 2 min read

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Boccia: 'Wage gap' cures are worse than the disease Romina Boccia

Sep 18, 2015 3 min read