David Ditch is a senior policy analyst in budget policy in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation.
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The Senate unveiled its long-awaited $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill on Monday. In a textbook example of Washington dysfunction, members and the public will only have… Read More
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Impulsiveness, one of the defining features of a spending spree, happens when a person stops caring about cost, value, or financing for a period of… Read More
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July is normally the time of year for vacations and barbecues. Yet instead of grilling steaks or hot dogs, Congress is preparing to send America’s… Read More
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The White House held a press conference on June 24 to announce a bipartisan infrastructure deal. It was going to be an easy win for… Read More
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California has a long history of churning out films about zombies, most of which are made on shoestring budgets. Unfortunately, the Biden administration is throwing… Read More
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President Joe Biden released three enormous spending plans within three months of taking office. These packages, each of which contain dozens of major provisions, should… Read More
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If you listen to the narrative being promoted by President Joe Biden and his allies on the left, it would be easy to think that… Read More
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The latest national employment numbers were released on Friday. Expectations were high. A combination of vaccinations, relaxing of pandemic-related economic restrictions, and stimulus funding that… Read More
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When I was born in western New York, it was the second-most populous state in the nation and had a whopping 34 congressional districts. Following… Read More
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Fast on the heels of signing a bloated $1.9 trillion spending package, President Joe Biden has introduced yet another gigantic spending plan. While the administration’s… Read More
