EconomyCommentary
As news circulated Tuesday that President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are eyeing a $2 trillion… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Members of Congress are promoting the concept of changing three programs from the discretionary category (requiring annual appropriations) into mandatory (auto-pilot) spending. Such changes would… Read More
EconomyNews
Restoring fiscal sanity to Congress is a matter of national security, the chairman of the House’s largest Republican caucus says. “It’s not a sustainable trajectory,”… Read More
Economy Analysis
Today we feature Genevieve Wood’s interview with Rep. Mike Johnson, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, and Rep. Jim Banks. The two Republicans, who represent… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Democrats are trying to put the last nail in the coffin of the Budget Control Act of 2011, one of the few remaining semblances of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
I have been an advocate for years of changing our Social Security system to a program of ownership rather than government taxing and spending. To… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Senate is at it again, maneuvering to consider another poorly targeted disaster aid package that would add billions of dollars in deficit spending. At… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Senate Budget Committee will move one step closer to producing a new budget this week when it meets for a mark-up hearing on its… Read More
EnergyCommentary
We can’t ignore the numbers when talking about the federal budget. Twenty-two trillion dollars in the hole is a scary place to be, and President… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Inside Defense magazine recently reported that the Department of Defense returned $80 billion to the Treasury in canceled funds over the past six years. That… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2020 spending blueprint would cut the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget by 16 percent, but HUD Secretary Ben Carson… Read More
Health CareNews
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would extend the life of Medicare by eight years, the administration’s budget chief told a Senate committee Wednesday. But Sen…. Read More
EconomyNews
Against the backdrop of a record-breaking $22 trillion in national debt, the revelation that the federal government spent $4.6 million on lobster tail and crab… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2020 budget proposal would eliminate the federal deficit in 15 years, add new work requirements for welfare recipients, and fund additional… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Budget season is officially upon us. On Monday, President Donald Trump released a preliminary sketch of his fiscal year 2020 budget proposal. The outline reflects… Read More
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EconomyCommentary
Two major issues will dominate the congressional budget debate over the coming months—the debt limit and the future of the Budget Control Act discretionary spending… Read More
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Californians brag that their state is the world’s fifth-largest economy. They talk as reverentially of Silicon Valley companies Apple, Facebook, and Google as the ancient… Read More
EconomyNews
Vice President Mike Pence on Friday told a gathering of state governors that the Trump administration is working with Congress on what he called a… Read More
Economy Analysis
As the national debt ticks upward past $22 trillion, Congress is getting ready to pile on yet more debt as it considers a massive omnibus… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress is back at it with a last-minute, massive spending bill that no one will have time to read. Late Wednesday night, House and Senate… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The U.S. national debt hit $22 trillion this week for the first time in history. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Congress are ignoring the law and their… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Wow. $22 trillion. Let that huge number sink in. It’s the gross national debt reported Monday by the Treasury Department. The question is, now that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Before legislation passes either the House or the Senate, lawmakers should know how much it costs. That would seem to go without saying. But lawmakers… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Over the past 40 years, the federal government has shut down 21 times due to political disagreements over funding. Most of America, including the government… Read More
EconomyNews
While federal employees return to work after the historic 35-day partial government shutdown, there is little being said about their employer’s climbing national debt of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
America’s spending addiction is continuing to spiral down an unsustainable path, threatening to hurt economic opportunity and financial security for the most vulnerable Americans, especially… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This government shutdown is now longer than any in history. The media keep using the word “crisis.” “Shutdown sows chaos, confusion and anxiety!” says The… Read More
EconomyNews
Services typically suspended during government shutdowns have continued to operate under the Trump administration, with insiders pointing to acting Office of Management and Budget Director Russell… Read More
EconomyNews
Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines introduced a bill on the Senate floor Thursday that would withhold the pay of members of Congress during future government… Read More
