federal spending
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White House Watch
US Deficit Skyrockets Thanks To Biden’s Massive Government Spending
The federal government’s deficit for fiscal year 2023 is set to double thanks largely to large amounts of government spending…
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Opinion
Powell Won’t Admit How America Got Into Such Dire Economic Straits In The First Place
The Federal Reserve’s decision to raise target interest rates by 75 basis points for the third time this year following a Wednesday…
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Pelosi Floats Passing Infrastructure And Budget Simultaneously As Moderates And Progressives Feud
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday floated the idea of passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget…
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Senate Passes The Largest Infrastructure Package In Decades, Over A Dozen Republicans Vote In Favor
The Senate on Tuesday passed its bipartisan infrastructure bill, moving what would be the largest public works package in decades…
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Democrats Announce Sweeping $3.5 Trillion ‘Nuclear Option’ Spending Bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the chair of the Senate Budget Committee, announced a $3.5…
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Opinion
TED CRUZ: Time To Hold The Line Against Pork Barrel Spending
When I first announced my run for the United States Senate and met with voters across the Lone Star state,…
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Money & The Economy
Learn from the Success of 1945, not the Failure of 2009
Even though Congress has already added $3 trillion of emergency outlays to the budget in the past 12 months, Joe…
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Pig Awards Include Transportation for Rich, Famous
Sen. Rand Paul released his annual Festivus Report highlighting federal waste in the budget. Festivus is a factious anti-consumerism holiday…
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Opinion
NORQUIST: We Must Control Federal Spending. Here Are Six Ways To Do It
Federal spending is growing. The national debt is growing. In 2000, federal spending was $1.79 trillion. In 2010, it rose…
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Freedom Caucus Members Resist Trump With On-Principle No Vote On Budget Deal
Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus said they were voting no on the White House and congressional leaders’ budget deal…
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US News
Democrats In Congress Probably Won’t Like Budget Deal
The Trump administration and congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle struck a budget deal Monday, and House Democrats…
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In Congress
Joni Ernst Bestows Wasteful Government Spending Award To The Department Of Defense |
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst awarded her monthly “Squeal Award” to the Pentagon on Thursday for wasteful government spending. Ernst…
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In Congress
Chip Roy Slams Mitch McConnell Over Proposal To Bust Spending Caps
Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday for proposing to President Donald Trump…
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Syndicated Posts
White House Releases 2020 Budget Monday
On Monday, March 11, White House Office of Management and Budget acting Director Russ Vought will release the President’s Fiscal…
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In The News
Mitch McConnell To Introduce Short-Term Funding Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he would be introducing a short-term funding bill that would fund the government…
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