The CBO Reviews Trump’s Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its analysis of the President’s Budget Proposal. In collaboration with the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), the CBO reviewed the President’s proposals…
Defund the Arts
On March 16, the Office of Management and Budget released the President’s proposal for a budget for the fiscal year of 2018. In summation, the President’s budget increased funding for…
The Coming Budget Nightmare
Fiscal conservatives have been rightly celebrating the resignation of John Boehner as Speaker of the House, paving the way for new, more principled leadership. But there is a dark side…
OCO Funding: A Congressional Slush Fund
Realizing spending was getting out of hand, Congress passed the 2011 Budget Control Act to cap spending on both defense and non-defense discretionary spending. However, Congress being Congress, they have…
Just Say No to Congressional Slush Funds
Realizing spending was getting out of hand, Congress passed the 2011 Budget Control Act to cap spending on both defense and nondefense discretionary spending. However, Congress being Congress, they have…
Republicans Must Use Reconciliation to Repeal ObamaCare
With solid control of both the House and the Senate, one of the clearest mandates delivered to the Republicans in Congress was to repeal the onerous takeover of health care…
Why We Oppose the Ryan-Murray Budget Deal
The Senate is set to vote on the fiscally irresponsible budget negotiated by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) soon. FreedomWorks has issued a…
The Government Shutdown: Who is really to Blame?
The fight to defund Obamacare has been heating up quite a bit recently. As the battle over the current Continuing Resolution to fund the government comes to a head, the…
Enough Political Games, Procedural Tricks and Posturing – Defund Obamacare
The current fight to defund Obamacare seems incomprehensible to many inside the Beltway. They explain with pious snark and dismissive ridicule that it is not a fight…
Illinois Budget Failures Continue
The State of Illinois is a basket case. Unable to control its reckless spending, the state legislature approved a budget that calls for higher spending, even though the state has…