Government Spending
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Congressional Republicans Say They Just Cut $15 Billion in Spending. It's Actually Only $1.1 Billion.
President Donald Trump's rescission bill actually cuts just $57 million from current year spending. So that oughta solve the fiscal crisis.
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Stop Calling the GOP the Party of Small Government
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Bernie Sanders Has a Jobs Plan. It's Called 'Socialism.'
Can’t get work? Trim hedges for the government!
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Are Trillion-Dollar Deficits the New Norm?
It’s time to wise up and start curtailing America's mounting debt.
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Trillion-Dollar Deficits Are Back and Here to Stay
The Congressional Budget Office is about to release a report. Spoiler alert: It won't be pretty.
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My new "The Hill" Op Ed on Federalism and the Legal Battle Over Sanctuary Cities
The various lawsuits pitting the Trump administration against sanctuary jurisdictions has important implications for constitutional federalism that go beyond immigration policy.
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Remy Shows Cardi B Where Her Taxes Go
'Bodak Yellow' never sounded so fiscally irresponsible.
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Brickbat: Who Ordered the Satellite?
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Rep. Thomas Massie: 'Anybody That Voted for the Omnibus Committed an Appalling Act'
The problem is in the procedure, says the libertarian-leaning Kentucky congressman. He thinks it could cost the GOP big in November.
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Trump Wants a 'Line-Item Veto' on Budget Bills. That Was Ruled Unconstitutional 20 Years Ago.
Been there, tried that.
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Your Friday Cliffhanger: Will Trump Sign or Veto the Omnibus? (UPDATE: Trump Signs)
The president wants his border wall funding.
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Cardi B, Your New Libertarian Hero, Asks: 'Uncle Sam, I Want to Know What You Doing With My Fucking Tax Money!'
The rapper wants receipts.
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Rand Paul Reads the Omnibus Spending Bill (Because Someone Has To)
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The Omnibus Spending Bill Is a Fiscal Embarrassment
Republicans prove yet again why they deserve to be labeled the biggest swamp spenders.
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The Federal Government's TIGER Program Splurges on Sidewalks in Rural Florida and Recreational Boat Ramps in Iowa
It was supposed to be a temporary stimulus program. Instead it's an engine for pork.
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Remy: I Like it, I Love it
Remy goes to Washington and makes some changes.
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Ben Carson Spent $31K on a Dining Table, and 5 Other Times Trump Cabinet Members Wasted Your Money
Hey, big spenders, spend a little...less of our money on yourselves?
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The Federal Government's Finances Are a Total Wreck
And the biggest liabilities don’t even appear on the official balance sheet.
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Trump’s New Budget Plan Is a Fiscal Disaster
The administration's spending blueprint continues the fiscal decline that began during the Bush era.
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Did We Get the Tea Party Wrong?: Podcast
An autopsy for the brief limited-government era of conservatism that ended on Friday