federal spending
The Ghosts of Budgets Past, Present & Future

by G. WILLIAM HOAGLAND
Ebenezer Scrooge would have certainly asserted of Congress’ budget process: “it is dead, dead as a door-nail.” In the spirit of the season, it is worth examining why the process now lies with old Marley in the graveyard.
An S.O.S. to Keep America’s Fiscal Ship Afloat

by JUDD GREGG
New Hampshire Senator’s bill would impose caps and other common sense tools to bring spending under control.
No More Bridges to Nowhere

by PAUL RYAN
The days of boondoggles and anonymous spending requests must come to an end.
The New Normal

by ALAN AUTRY
How the mayor of Fresno is making his city’s government more efficient and accountable.
Amid the Battle Over Spending, The Fight Over Health Care Continues

by CHARLES BOUSTANY
“At a time when businesses large and small are struggling to survive in a weakened economy, this added burden is completely misguided and unacceptable.”
Bringing Our Analog Government into the Digital Age

by DARRELL ISSA
The former high-tech entrepreneur and current Chairman of the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee discusses his efforts to modernize the federal bureaucracy.