Romina Boccia focuses on federal spending and the national debt as director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.
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Social Security’s benefit structure is so complex that few Americans understand it. There’s a simpler way to provide benefits that also would help to improve… Read More
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Congress is up to no good. Lawmakers passed a continuing resolution before the end of the fiscal year that will fund the government only until… Read More
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Millions of Americans depend on Social Security, and the government program is going broke. If Congress doesn’t take action to reform the nation’s largest entitlement program,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What are the barriers women face in the economy today? A special congressional committee is addressing this question and getting to the heart of how… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A plan to ensure disability insurance isn’t abused has been introduced in Congress. The program could save taxpayers a substantial amount of money and maintain… Read More
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Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., recently introduced the Save Our Social Security (S.O.S.) Act, which includes some practicable and commonsense solutions such as raising the retirement… Read More
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The federal government has a spending problem that threatens to swallow up the resources of the American taxpayer and crush the American economy. Congress can… Read More
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A recent report by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget raises concerns that proposals by this year’s presidential candidates would further increase the national… Read More
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Social Security’s programs are in deep trouble. According to the just-released 2016 report of the Board of Trustees for the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal… Read More
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Promised savings rarely materialize to their fullest extent when it comes to federal spending. From budget gimmicks to accounting tricks, government agencies and Congress have… Read More
