Other Spending

The three-month highway law that passed last month was intended to buy time for a more lasting solution for the Highway Trust Fund's finances, so it...

At last night’s Republican presidential debate, Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) claimed that "71% of federal spending right now is on entitlements, and...

During last night's debate, Gov. Huckabee said, “We’ve reduced the military by 25 percent under President Obama.” There are a lot of ways to interpret...

Some candidates may suggest that we can fix the debt simply by cutting welfare spending, but there is not enough spending in this category to...

When asked how they will fix the debt, many candidates may point to seemingly painless solutions such as reducing fraud, ending earmarks, or cutting...

Some policymakers and commentators have conflated calls for deficit reduction with calls for austerity. It is true that some countries have enacted...

We commended the Senate last week for seeking a long-term solution to the highway funding shortfall and for funding its proposal with real offsets...

Before Congress leaves for August, they must pass a transportation bill extending highway programs and transferring additional money into the Highway...

The Senate is discussing a bill that would reauthorize highway programs for six years and provide $47.6 billion of funding to cover the Highway Trust...

Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Pat Tiberi (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan bill (H.R. 3077, the Giveback Deficit...