EconomyNews
Lawmakers Won’t Have Much Time to Read Spending Bill Topping 2,000 Pages
Like shooting a starting gun, House GOP leadership will set off a staffer scramble when they post the text of their proposed omnibus spending bill… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Lawmakers Should Do Before Considering Puerto Rico Bailout
With over $42 billion in debt, a five-percent decline in population over just five years, and only half of all working-age residents actually working, Puerto… Read More
EconomyNews
House Conservatives Frustrated by Ryan’s Secret Budget Talks With Democrats
More than a trillion taxpayer dollars are on the table as House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi negotiate a massive spending… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Isn’t There More Talk About Out-of-Control Spending With the Government Funding Deadline So Close?
With a Dec. 11 government funding lapse looming, lawmakers have every opportunity to rein in reckless spending increases (and they should). But few are taking… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here Are Some Budget ‘Life Hacks’ the Government Should Use
The holiday season is fast upon us—that time of year when Americans across the country gather ’round the warm glow of their computer screens and… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservative Leaders Rally Against Mitch McConnell’s Campaign Finance Measure
As the Senate gears up to debate the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, conservative leaders are pushing back against a measure floated by Senate Majority… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Many Turkeys We Could Buy With the Amount National Debt Has Increased in Past Three Weeks
The Washington Examiner recently released a piece claiming that our national debt has skyrocketed by nearly $600 billion in the three weeks since the debt… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We Can’t Afford the Latest Budget Deal
On November 2, President Barack Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA), which passed Congress with 233 Democrats and 97 Republicans voting in its favor…. Read More
EconomyNews
Poll: Most Americans Dissatisfied With Budget Deal That Allows More Spending
The majority of Americans dislike the budget deal Congress passed in October, according to a poll from the Economist Group and YouGov. Sixty-one percent of those polled—Democrats,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Get Ready for Two Big Budget Showdowns in Congress
It hasn’t gotten much attention, but two big budget showdowns are looming in Washington in the weeks ahead. The first is what to do about raising the… Read More
