EconomyCommentary
The first public hearing of the new Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform will take place on Tuesday. The committee was established… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As part of the budget process for the coming fiscal year, the House Armed Services Committee hosted Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Chairman of the… Read More
EconomyNews
Republicans in Congress tout increased military spending in the omnibus budget bill signed by President Donald Trump, but spending on defense actually increased less than… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If you are looking for some grim reading, try the latest budget and economic outlook for the coming decade from the Congressional Budget Office. It… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservatives who are unhappy with the $1.3 trillion spending bill signed last month by President Donald Trump want the president to ask Congress to rescind… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Hidden among the budget-busting provisions of the last omnibus spending bill is an example of the swamp at its worst. It’s a renewal of a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Our national debt continues to balloon out of control, growing larger than the size of our entire economy. This trend has been accelerated by Congress’… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last Wednesday, House leadership released a 2,232-page omnibus spending bill that keeps the federal government open through October. This bill was negotiated completely behind closed… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump, after wavering, decided to sign a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill, asserting his highest duty as president is to “keep America safe.”… Read More
EconomyNews
The Senate followed the House by passing a $1.3 trillion spending bill early Friday morning that funds the government through September, after taking 11 hours… Read More
