Romina Boccia

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Romina Boccia focuses on federal spending and the national debt as director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.

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    A Proposed ‘Health Defense Operations’ Slush Fund Won’t Protect US From Future Pandemics

    Romina Boccia
    In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has already approved more than $2.4 trillion in new deficit-increasing measures, from new spending to tax relief. Now, Congress is considering a new slush fund to exempt certain spending from budgetary restraints in the name of combating future health crises. Instead, lawmakers should review agency missions and…
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    5 Key Provisions in Democrats’ COVID-19 Bill That Will Hurt Our Economy
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    This Is How Big the COVID-19 CARES Act Relief Bill Is
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Lawmakers Need to Reform Postal Service, Not Provide Massive Bailout
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Feminists’ ‘Equal Pay Day’ Compares Apples and Oranges
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Sen. Tom Coburn Stood Tall for Taxpayers
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Hotels Look to Government to Help Quash Airbnb Competition
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    How Washington Wastes Your Tax Dollars on Art
    Sen. Rick Scott
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    I Grew Up in West Germany. Here’s How Different Life Was in the East.
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    What This Bipartisan Social Security Fix Tells Us About Prospects for Reform
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Problematic Women: No, Taylor Swift, You Need to Calm Down
    Lauren Evans
    • Opinion

    Ignoring the Debt Will Come Back to Bite Us
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Here’s a Promising Plan to Finally Get a Grip on Federal Spending
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    The Debt Is Mounting. Here’s How to Rescue Our Children’s Future.
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Trump’s Proposed Budget Adopts 61% of Heritage Proposals
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Averting the Next Fiscal Train Wreck
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    This Labor Department Decision Could Save Uber, Lyft, and Other App-Based Platforms
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Sen. Braun to Congress: No Budget? No Pay for You.
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Latest CBO Budget Projections Show Why Congress Must Stop Delaying Spending Reforms
    Justin Bogie
    • Opinion

    House Democratic Rules Package Could Mean More Spending, Higher Taxes
    Justin Bogie
    • Opinion

    The High Cost of Refusing to Confront the Exploding National Debt
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Congress Considers Voting Away Its Budget Obligations
    Paul Winfree
    • Opinion

    America Cannot Afford for Congress to Abandon the Budget Caps
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    How Emergency Spending Has Exploded in Recent Years
    Paul Winfree
    • Opinion

    How International Tax Competition Benefits American Workers
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    3 Budget ‘Reforms’ That Would Make Matters Worse, Not Better
    Dody Eid
    • Opinion

    Congress Wants to Do Even Less Budgeting. Here’s Why That Would Be Disastrous.
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Congressional Republicans Unite Behind Conservative Budget
    Dody Eid
    • Opinion

    Desperate Deficit Times Require Desperate Budget Reform Measures for a ‘Brighter American Future’
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Trump Budget Embraces Numerous Conservative Reforms
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    These 5 Changes Would Fix the Nation’s Budget Woes
    Justin Bogie
    • Opinion

    Here Are 5 New Signs Social Security Is Going Insolvent
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Congress Can Cut Billions in Wasteful Spending by Following This Blueprint
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    To Make Congress Face Down the Debt, Revive the Budget Process
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    ‘Penny Plan’ Puts the Spotlight on Out-of-Control Federal Spending
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Maryland Bill Seeks to Drive Out Airbnb, Other Hotel Competition
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Airbnb May Not Be Good for Hotels, but It’s a Boon for Everyone Else
    Toni-Anne Barry
    • Opinion

    Spending Cuts, Not Tax Hikes, Boost Economic Growth
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    7 Reasons Earmarks Are a Very Bad Idea
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Iceland’s Equal Pay Regime Will Hurt, Not Help, Women. We Don’t Need It.
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    5 Ways Congress Fell Short in Spending Your Money in 2017
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Congress Could Soon Face a Budget Fight. Here’s How Lawmakers Can Rein in Spending.
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    GOP Tax Plan Would Revitalize US Economy, Give Significant Tax Relief
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    In the Midst of a Natural Paradise, a Deserted Federal School Fails Children
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Trump’s Reversal of Obama Pay Gap Rule Is Good News for Women, Minorities
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Our Debt Problem Is Really a Spending Problem. Economic Growth Won’t Fix It.
    Logan Cook
    • Opinion

    Social Security Reform Is Urgent and Necessary
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    How Fast US Public Debt Will Grow If We Don’t Change Course
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    Debt Limit Calls for Congress, Trump to Fix the Budget
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    A Pathway to Work for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries
    Romina Boccia
    • Opinion

    A New, Easy Way to Track Your Representative on Spending
    Jonathan Iwaskiw
    • Opinion

    Trump’s ‘Skinny’ Budget Paves Way for a Leaner Government
    Romina Boccia
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