EconomyNews
Conservatives in the House of Representatives remain unsatisfied with the budget blueprint produced by Republican leadership. Now their vocal dissatisfaction places both the future of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Three out of every four Americans say Congress should not increase spending. That’s not 73 percent of the Tea Party, or 73 percent of the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects total spending (outlays) to rise by almost 5 percent annually, with spending totaling nearly $51.4… Read More
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As a method to control spending, conservative lawmakers often propose imposing a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution that would require the federal… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If Kanye West’s personal finances have you worried, take a closer look at the federal budget. When West announced in February that he was $53… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the annual federal deficit will rise to $1.4 trillion by the 2026 fiscal year. The U.S. is on an… Read More
EconomyNews
Congress ought to “lower the overall spending level” to keep faith with Americans concerned that government doesn’t work and the national debt keeps rising, Rep. Jim Jordan,… Read More
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For House Republicans, the time for choosing starts Thursday. At a GOP conference meeting, leadership plans to gauge support for adopting a new budget with… Read More
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Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., is still angry about the omnibus spending bill that passed through Congress more than two months ago. Buck is frustrated—not only… Read More
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The largest Republican caucus in Congress has thrown its weight behind a proposal to reduce spending significantly and scrap a 2015 budget deal. With that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Spending in Washington is out of control. Accountability has disappeared. Federal programs run on autopilot. Policymakers identify endless new spending “needs” without ever evaluating the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., met with the Republican conference last week to make a pitch on the shape of this year’s House budget. Ryan’s… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
You would think hitting $19 trillion in debt would be a serious wake-up call for Washington. But we’ve been at this crossroads, at the intersection… Read More
PoliticsNews
There wasn’t any arm-twisting or shouting inside a closed-door Republican huddle on Capitol Hill. Instead, House Speaker Paul Ryan brought charts and graphs to plot… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Kim Holmes wrote earlier this week on the president’s budget plan. President Barack Obama’s $4.1 trillion budget plan is out. Alas, it’s more of the… Read More
EconomyNews
House conservatives are closing ranks as the next battle over the federal budget looms. They’re pushing Republican leadership for a budget that lowers the top-line spending… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Barack Obama released his final budget this week. It’s a budget that embraces the spending agreement Obama negotiated with outgoing House Speaker John Boehner last… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Barack Obama’s $4.1 trillion budget plan is out. Alas, it’s more of the same. It calls for raising taxes but does nothing to rein… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Puerto Rican legislators and lobbyists have flooded Capitol Hill this year asking Congress to intervene on the debt-ridden island’s behalf. Sadly, the bailouts and bankruptcy… Read More
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President Obama’s final budget proposal, which increases government spending by $4.15 trillion, got a chilly reception Tuesday in Congress. Many Republicans already are dismissing the spending plan… Read More
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The Daily Signal recaps the $4.1 trillion budget proposal President Barack Obama sent Congress on Tuesday for fiscal year 2017. Learn about some of the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Barack Obama has released his final budget to Congress, shifting the federal budget process into high gear. Budgeting for the nation is a complicated… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Barack Obama released his 2017 Fiscal Year Budget to Congress. Here is what Heritage Foundation researchers had to say about Obama’s budget: Energy Education Health Care… Read More
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Budget chairmen in the House and Senate have chosen to dismiss President Obama’s new budget plan before seeing it, saying they would concentrate instead on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Obama is submitting his final budget to Congress this week. Regardless of the contents of this budget, the president’s fiscal legacy is largely already… Read More
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Republican congressmen say the Obama administration misled the American people to believe that the debt limit has to be raised to accommodate more government spending because breaching… Read More
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House Speaker Paul Ryan’s call for unity is facing a familiar challenge that tripped up Republican leaders before him: the budget and spending. In October,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The 2016 budget season kicked off last week with a particularly bleak forecast. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warned that the deficit in 2016 will… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Showering federal money on the latest fashionable project is second nature for some members of Congress. The newest example comes with a program that looks… Read More
EconomyCommentary
On Monday the U.S. national debt hit a new record: $19,012,827,698,418. This is the first time the national debt has ever exceeded $19 trillion. That’s… Read More
