Matthew Dickerson is the director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation.
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President Joe Biden finally released his budget request for fiscal year 2023 on Monday, almost two months late. Unsurprisingly, the Biden budget is bloated with… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
When congressional leaders rolled out the 2,700-page, $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill this week, they made sure to lard it up with plenty of pork…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Facing yet another artificial, self-imposed government funding deadline, congressional leaders released a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill with the intent of jamming it through Congress… Read More
EconomyCommentary
America faces a stark choice. Will we accept more of the Washington-knows-best, top-down rule by politicians and bureaucrats? Or will we the people be in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Treasury Department announced Tuesday that the total national debt had surpassed $30 trillion for the first time. Just two years ago, the Congressional Budget… Read More
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In congressional budget negotiations during the last decade, a favorite talking point used by legislators on both sides of the aisle has been achieving “parity,”… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress has unveiled a new proposal, the so-called Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, and is promoting it with all the usual… Read More
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The House of Representatives is charging ahead to pass a reckless tax and spending budget bill without even knowing how much it will cost the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The federal budget’s largest programs, especially Medicare, are growing at unsustainable rates. To ensure fiscal responsibility, Congress needs to control the growth of programs that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden repeatedly has promised that his massive tax increases won’t hit people earning less than $400,000. Biden even put his family honor on… Read More
