EconomyNews
President Donald Trump is proposing a 10-year spending plan that never produces a balanced budget, and increases deficit spending by $7.2 trillion over the next… Read More
EconomyCommentary
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During a brief halt in government funding early Friday morning, the Senate voted 71-28 to pass a budget deal, pushed by Republican and Democrat leaders,… Read More
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Conservative lawmakers warned that Congress was on track to pass a last-minute budget deal, pushed by Republican and Democrat leaders, that will raise caps on… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Just how bad is this new budget deal? The Heritage Foundation’s Justin Bogie joins us to explain what the short-term and long-term consequences of this… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The bipartisan budget deal to spend hundreds of billions of dollars over the next two years is worse than you think. Not only would it… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The continuing resolution recently passed by the House of Representatives includes a full fiscal year of appropriations for the Department of Defense. That’s good news… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservatives are voicing alarm over a Senate proposal announced Wednesday by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to increase existing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congressional leaders on Wednesday announced their latest budget-busting deal. The plan would provide a much-needed boost to defense spending, but fails in almost all other… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Some people have called for a balanced budget amendment to our Constitution as a means of reining in a big-spending Congress. That’s a misguided vision,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas was chosen last month to replace a fellow Republican, Rep. Diane Black of Tennessee, as chairman of the House Budget Committee…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Earmarks could be making a comeback. Before a Republican-led Congress banned earmarks back in 2011, lawmakers used earmarks to send funds directly to specific projects… Read More
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The Congressional Budget Office’s overestimation of future enrollment in Obamacare raises questions about the agency’s commitment to nonpartisanship, one of the Senate’s prominent budget experts… Read More
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Reinstating earmarks would encourage corrupted self-interest, a former U.S. senator warns. “Earmarks are about going to your banal interests rather than your highest interests; they’re… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The government shutdown may be over for now, but that doesn’t mean our military and national defense are on track to achieve the rebuilding that… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump applauded Senate Democrats Monday for backing a bill that will keep the government funded through Feb. 8, which ends the three-day government… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Congress faced a number of bad options on Friday, when government funding expired for the third time this fiscal year. But lawmakers picked the worst… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Lawmakers are discussing the possibility of passing yet another continuing resolution on Jan. 19 to keep the government from shutting down. If another continuing resolution… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress achieved major success in 2017 by passing the first meaningful tax reform in decades, but fell short in other areas of the budget and… Read More
EconomyNews
Some conservatives are sounding the alarm over reinstating earmarks in Congress, as President Donald Trump voiced support Tuesday for reviving a budgetary practice that critics… Read More
EconomyCommentary
As 2017 comes to a close, it’s worth remembering that America’s mountain of debt continues to grow. Here are five key facts about federal spending… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Despite a solid year for investment returns, the unfunded liabilities of state and local government pension plans increased by $433 billion, the most recent estimate… Read More
EconomyNews
MANCHESTER, N.H.–Eight months ago, David Bates was part of an uprising of conservatives in New Hampshire’s House of Representatives that stalled the state budget process… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The House of Representatives is expected this week to debate H.R. 1370, which would fund national defense through the remainder of fiscal year 2018 and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
EconomyCommentary
Congress and the president are reportedly working on another backroom budget deal that might raise the Budget Control Act spending caps by up to $200… Read More
EconomyNews
With government funds running out Dec. 8, House conservatives argue that lawmakers should boost military spending in a new funding bill. “We are breaking the… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Congress is facing a budget deadline Dec. 8. Heritage Foundation’s Romina Boccia explains what’s at stake. Plus: the latest on the tax reform debate, and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Last week, Congress passed the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, sending it to the president’s desk. This bill advances many commendable nuclear weapon… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A new report from Congressional Quarterly indicates Congress will soon announce another backroom budget deal that would bust the spending caps set by the Budget… Read More
