federal spending

Feds Spent Roughly $1 Billion To Conduct Survey That Could’ve Been Done For $10,000, Musk Says

The Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) Elon Musk said Thursday on Fox News that the group found the federal government…

4 weeks ago

Congress Could Save Untold Billions If It Cuts Out The Budget ‘Gimmicks,’ Heritage Says

Congress could save billions by closing federal budget “loopholes” that have cost taxpayers more than $300 billion, a forthcoming report…

3 months ago

FINALLY: House Republicans Reportedly Eye $2 To $3 Trillion Spending Cuts In Closed-Door Meeting

House Republican committee chairs outlined potential spending cuts ranging from $2.5 trillion to $3 trillion to fund a massive tax…

3 months ago

US Deficit Skyrockets Thanks To Biden’s Massive Government Spending

The federal government’s deficit for fiscal year 2023 is set to double thanks largely to large amounts of government spending…

2 years ago

Powell Won’t Admit How America Got Into Such Dire Economic Straits In The First Place

The Federal Reserve’s decision to raise target interest rates by 75 basis points for the third time this year following a Wednesday…

3 years ago

Pelosi Floats Passing Infrastructure And Budget Simultaneously As Moderates And Progressives Feud

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday floated the idea of passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget…

4 years ago

Senate Passes The Largest Infrastructure Package In Decades, Over A Dozen Republicans Vote In Favor

The Senate on Tuesday passed its bipartisan infrastructure bill, moving what would be the largest public works package in decades…

4 years ago

Democrats Announce Sweeping $3.5 Trillion ‘Nuclear Option’ Spending Bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the chair of the Senate Budget Committee, announced a $3.5…

4 years ago

TED CRUZ: Time To Hold The Line Against Pork Barrel Spending

When I first announced my run for the United States Senate and met with voters across the Lone Star state,…

4 years ago

Learn from the Success of 1945, not the Failure of 2009

Even though Congress has already added $3 trillion of emergency outlays to the budget in the past 12 months, Joe…

4 years ago

Pig Awards Include Transportation for Rich, Famous

Sen. Rand Paul released his annual Festivus Report highlighting federal waste in the budget. Festivus is a factious anti-consumerism holiday…

4 years ago

NORQUIST: We Must Control Federal Spending. Here Are Six Ways To Do It

Federal spending is growing. The national debt is growing. In 2000, federal spending was $1.79 trillion. In 2010, it rose…

5 years ago

Freedom Caucus Members Resist Trump With On-Principle No Vote On Budget Deal

Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus said they were voting no on the White House and congressional leaders’ budget deal…

6 years ago

Democrats In Congress Probably Won’t Like Budget Deal

The Trump administration and congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle struck a budget deal Monday, and House Democrats…

6 years ago

Joni Ernst Bestows Wasteful Government Spending Award To The Department Of Defense |

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst awarded her monthly “Squeal Award” to the Pentagon on Thursday for wasteful government spending. Ernst…

6 years ago