EconomyCommentary
Skyrocketing Debt Too Important to Be Paired With Spending Deal
Two major issues that Congress will be forced to confront in the coming weeks and months are the debt limit and the future of the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
America Has a Debt Problem. Here’s the Viable Path to Fiscal Sanity.
President Ronald Reagan’s famous maxim, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction,” remains true today. Yet during times of great prosperity, it’s… Read More
EconomyNews
Heritage Foundation Blueprint Would Balance Budget While Cutting Taxes, Stressing Defense
Balancing the budget while reducing taxes and prioritizing national defense are the main goals in a blueprint for smarter government spending released Monday by The… Read More
EconomyNews
Raising Budget Caps Is ‘Last Thing We Need’ With $22 Trillion Debt, Lawmaker Says
Republicans in the conservative House Freedom Caucus are opposing Democrats’ attempts to increase discretionary spending despite a national debt of more than $22 trillion. “Our… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Republican Study Committee Offers Bold Vision for a More Prosperous Future
As news circulated Tuesday that President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are eyeing a $2 trillion… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Lawmakers Eye a Huge Backdoor Spending Increase
Members of Congress are promoting the concept of changing three programs from the discretionary category (requiring annual appropriations) into mandatory (auto-pilot) spending. Such changes would… Read More
EconomyNews
$22 Trillion in National Debt Not ‘Sustainable Trajectory,’ House GOP Leader Says
Restoring fiscal sanity to Congress is a matter of national security, the chairman of the House’s largest Republican caucus says. “It’s not a sustainable trajectory,”… Read More
Economy Analysis
Podcast: 2 House Conservatives Explain Why It’s Time to Focus on Spending, Budget
Today we feature Genevieve Wood’s interview with Rep. Mike Johnson, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, and Rep. Jim Banks. The two Republicans, who represent… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Democrats Pursue a Reckless Spending Deal, Not a Budget
Democrats are trying to put the last nail in the coffin of the Budget Control Act of 2011, one of the few remaining semblances of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Change Social Security to a Program of Ownership
I have been an advocate for years of changing our Social Security system to a program of ownership rather than government taxing and spending. To… Read More
