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Tom Schatz writes at National Review Online that President Biden doesn’t appear to see evidence of government waste. Since the beginning of the Reagan administration, the federal-budget submission to Congress…
Brian Riedl writes for National Review Online about the implications of a new federal budget deal. President Trump and congressional leaders are nearing a deal that would raise the discretionary-spending…
James Capretta writes for Real Clear Policy about sobering implications of the latest Congressional Budget Office projections. The Congressional Budget Office’s latest forecast makes a convincing case that fiscal complacency…
Mattie Duppler of the National Taxpayers Union explains at National Review Online why restoring congressional earmarks would be a bad idea. There is now discussion of reviving earmarks: the practice,…
Natalie Johnson of the Washington Free Beacon highlights U.S. House Republicans’ proposal to ramp up military spending. The Republican-led House released its budget blueprint Tuesday that calls for a steep…
James Antle and Joseph Lawler explain at the Washington Examiner why the next round of budget discussions in Washington, D.C., could produce fireworks. President Trump fired the opening salvo for…
Michael Tanner questions in a National Review Online column whether the next U.S. House speaker will hold the line on budget limits set in the sequestration deal. Whoever emerges from…
Action continues on the FY 2016 budget this week, as the House debates the first two appropriations bills: Energy-Water and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs. Each will be considered under an open…
The House continues work on the first two appropriations bills of the FY-2016 budget, while the Senate and House named budget conferees last week to negotiate a concurrent budget resolution,…
Alex Adrianson documents for the Heritage Foundation’s “Insider Online” blog some good news surrounding federal legislation designed to control government spending. He quotes Stephen Moore’s analysis: Spending cuts have been…
Congress is in recess this week. They are scheduled to return the week of April 13th. Here are some of the major actions that took place last week… The House…
Daniel Wiser reports for the Washington Free Beacon about the internal debate among congressional Republicans over maintaining defense spending within the limits set by sequestration cuts. Republicans admit that while…