Amtrak Asks for a Bigger Federal Handout
The money-losing Amtrak rail service is asking for billions of dollars more federal support, otherwise, it says it may have to cut more than 2,400 jobs and reduce service: The…
Don’t Reward Bad Fiscal Behavior With Another Bailout
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put a 48-hour deadline on reaching an agreement on another stimulus. Among the differences between House Democrats and the White House is how much aid…
House Democrats Push for Return of Earmarks
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The U.S. House of Representatives banned using earmarks to ease the passage of legislation back in 2011. Now, three Democrats vying to lead…
Pentagon IG: Unresolved Problems are Costing Money, and Making it Harder to Save Lives
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The Pentagon’s inspector general has issued an annual review of unresolved issues at the department and found the backlog – and cost, in…
Congressional Pig Book Shows Earmarks aking a Comeback
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The economy may be creaking, the coronavirus roaring, but one thing never ceases to roll on without a care: the congressional pork barrel….
With Deficit Payments Bigger Than the GDP of Denmark, U.S. Faces Tough Budget Choices
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. An evolving school of economics called Modern Monetary Theory contends government deficits don’t matter. All that red ink, the thinking goes, is irrelevant…
Federal Government Sets New Deficit Records
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The federal government is racking up the largest monthly and quarterly deficits in history, with the red ink totaling $864 billion for the…
GAO: Feds Need to get Their act Together Before Second Coronavirus/Seasonal Flu Wave Hits
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The federal government’s multi-trillion dollar response to the coronavirus epidemic was “swift” according to the Government Accountability Office. But all that speed required…
Groups Warn Against More Federal Spending, Call it a ‘New Virus Afflicting Our Economy’
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Sentiment in Congress and the White House to adopt additional measures stimulating the U.S. economy before the November elections remains strong. But so,…
Half Trillion Dollar Transportation Bill Would ‘Spend Wildly on Things We Don’t Need’
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. While many folks have their attention focused on other issues, it’s worth diverting a bit of it back to Congress, which is mulling…