David Ditch is a senior policy analyst in budget policy in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., released text April 19 of legislation dubbed the Limit, Save, Grow Act. The bill, a focus of internal negotiations among… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The recently released Biden administration budget for 2024 was layered with problems. It doesn’t take the surging size of the national debt seriously; it views… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When discussing budgets, President Joe Biden often uses a quote that he attributes to his father: “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Biden administration on Thursday released an outline for its fiscal year 2024 budget. As expected, it promotes the same swampy, big-government agenda as last… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden has a long, well-documented history of telling tall tales. Accordingly, it was not a surprise that his State of the Union address… Read More
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House Republicans will vote soon on whether to bring back the ban on budget earmarks, which are a way for members of Congress to dole… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s no secret that the federal government’s finances are a wreck. Washington has spent too much and added far too much to the national debt… Read More
EducationCommentary
There’s a long list of reasons why the the Biden administration’s scheme to write off upward of $20,000 per person in student loan debt, announced… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Congress voted on a massive infrastructure spending bill last fall. Despite being packed with wins for left-wing interest groups and adding to the spending spree… Read More
EconomyCommentary
With inflation surging to 9.1% and averaging much higher in the rural heartland than in urban areas, now is not the time for the federal… Read More
