The Real Scandal of the Spending Bill
Last week Congress passed a massive coronavirus relief and omnibus spending bill. President Trump threatened to veto the bill, saying he wants an increase in the amount for “stimulus” checks authorized by the bill from 600 dollars to 2,000 dollars. The checks are...
Trump Administration Runs Yet Another Really Big Deficit in November
The Trump administration kicked off fiscal 2021 with the biggest October deficit in history. But with the first of November falling on a weekend, some November spending got shifted into October, inflating that month’s deficit. Now that we have the November...
Only Congress Can Spend Federal Monies
“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” -U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 9 Congress and the White House have been at loggerheads for weeks on the next phase of federal aid to those suffering...