Matthew Dickerson

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Matthew Dickerson is the director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation.

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    Congress Guts Budget Rules and Misses Chance to Cut Spending

    Matthew Dickerson
    Republicans in Congress missed a huge opportunity to begin putting our country’s fiscal house in order. Inflation caused by runaway government spending and money printing was the top issue on the minds of voters in the November midterm elections. The Left’s reckless pursuit of these disastrous policies has been a boon for fiscally conservative politicians…
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    • Opinion

    12 Woke Earmarks in Omnibus Spending Bill
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Biden’s Proposed Spending Binge Would Increase Inflationary Pressure
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    6 Important Issues at Stake in Appropriations Bills
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Republicans Can Ensure Biden Follows Law and $130B in Spending Cuts Happen by Year-end
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Unlike Biden’s, Heritage Foundation’s Budget Blueprint Charts Responsible Course for America
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Is Euphemism for Big Government Socialism, Higher Prices
    Daren Bakst
    • Opinion

    So-Called Inflation Reduction Act Would Make Stagflation Worse
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    11 Ways Republican Study Committee Budget Is Blueprint to Save America
    Richard Stern
    • Opinion

    Congress Must Carefully Review Any Ukraine Spending Package
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    5 Big Problems With Biden’s Big-Government Budget
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    6 Examples of Woke Pork Projects in Omnibus Spending Bill
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    8 Ways Massive Omnibus Spending Bill Is a Mistake
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    A Budget Blueprint for Freedom, Opportunity, and Prosperity
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    National Debt Reaches New Heights Thanks to Ever-Expanding Government
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    It’s Time to Retire Funding Parity Talking Point
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Congress Is Writing Blank Check for Big Government, Socialist Tax-and-Spend Spree
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    White House Is Bypassing Usual Fiscal Review Process to Push Spending Bill Through. This Is Irresponsible.
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Congress Shouldn’t Exempt Medicare From Mandatory Budget Cuts
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Fact Check: Would Biden’s Spending Bill Hike Taxes on Those Making Less Than $400,000?
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    8 Things You Need to Know About Democrats’ Tax Increase Bill
    Matthew Dickerson
    • News

    9 Things You Need to Know About the Budget Resolution’s Reckless Tax and Spending Spree
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Should Congress Legalize Illegal Aliens Through a Budget Process? Consider These 7 Points
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Biden Buries Bad News of a Bloated, Reckless Budget and Hopes You Won’t Notice
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Republican Study Committee Budget Would Reclaim America’s Fiscal Future
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    5 Things You Need to Know About Biden’s $1.8 Trillion American Families Plan
    Marie Fishpaw
    • Opinion

    CBO Has Made Important Progress in Transparency, but Additional Steps Needed
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Biden’s Business Tax Hikes Would Be a Self-Inflicted Mistake for America
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Biden’s Appropriations Budget Proposal Is Unreasonable, Irresponsible
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Earmarks a Tool of the Swamp, Not the Constitution
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Earmarks Represent Corruption, Waste, and the Swamp. The Ban on Them Should Stay in Place.
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Waiving PAYGO on $1.9T ‘Stimulus’ Is Reckless. There Are Better Ways to Go.
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Biden’s Coronavirus Stimulus Bill: A $1.9 Trillion Disaster
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    2 Major Reports Conclude Excessive Government Spending Threatens American Prosperity
    Terry Miller
    • Opinion

    Harmful Minimum Wage Increase Not Eligible for Reconciliation
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    Congress Must Confront Overspending, CBO Report Confirms
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    9 Wasteful Programs From Massive Spending Bill That Can, and Should, Be Reversed
    Matthew Dickerson
    • Opinion

    9 Things You Need to Know About the $1.4 Trillion Fiscal Year 2021 Omnibus and $900 Billion COVID-19 Package
    Matthew Dickerson
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