Kurt Couchman Archives

5 ways the Congressional Budget Office can better support fiscal responsibility

Feb 1, 2024

This week, the House Budget Committee held a hearing on “Creating a Culture of Responsibility: Assessing the Role of the Congressional Budget Office.”

Revisiting the Balanced Budget Amendment

Jan 1, 2024

Congress Should Do A Real Budget With All Spending and Revenue

Jan 1, 2024

Congress Should Prevent Government Shutdowns

Jan 1, 2024

The Bidenflation Blame Game: How Big Spending Politicians Scapegoat Business

Jan 1, 2024

Response to the Request for Information on Specific Solutions to Improve Government Oversight from the House Budget Committee’s Oversight Task Force

Dec 19, 2023

Restoring representation: 10 ways to help congressional committees get results

Dec 6, 2023

Committees are venues for applying members’ knowledge, experience, and resources within a manageable space for deliberation. The American people need empowered committees to update federal programs for society’s changing needs and to take back the arbitrary power that the administrative state lords over the country.

A Better Balanced Budget Amendment Can Succeed

Nov 9, 2023

Americans for Prosperity’s Senior Fellow in Fiscal Policy Kurt Couchman released a new report today setting out a path for Congress to advance a well-crafted amendment to the United States Constitution to require Congress to balance the federal budget.

Testimony: Budget upgrades can help Congress reduce improper payments

Sep 28, 2023

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