Category: Budget
It’s Time to Take Unserious Presidential Budgets Seriously
The president’s fiscal 2027 budget is out, and I have two reactions. The first will sound familiar: Like so many…
Why Does Congress Keep Kicking the Fiscal Can?
Americans correctly believe that the federal government is notoriously fiscally inefficient and irresponsible. This inefficiency is particularly noticeable regarding the…
The Smart Way to Get Greenland
“One way or another” — that was the way Donald Trump spoke of his intention to acquire Greenland as he…
Stockman’s Warning
President Reagan’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) David Stockman was the featured speaker at a special…
The ACA’s Unraveling: Fifteen Years of Unintended Consequences
In December 2012 I testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee as Pennsylvania’s secretary of human services and delivered…
