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Congress doesn’t make policy holistically. But it should. Today’s piecemeal process limits the ability of the people’s representatives to improve the structure and finance of the government’s activities.
We’ll talk about shrinkflation, government spending, growing deficits, the cost-of-living crisis, and how inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon. Kurt’s recent report on these issues is called “Bidenflation Blame Game: How Big-Spending Politicians Scapegoat Business.”
Ross Connolly is joined by Drew Cline from the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy to discuss the recent Supreme Court decisions. Then, he talks with Ilana Blumsack from Americans for Prosperity about their new report on federal spending.
Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) released a new economic report, responding to lawmakers’ attempts to dodge accountability for rubber-stamping President Biden’s economic policies by blaming businesses for increased consumer prices.
Ross Connolly talks first with Ilana Blumsack, Economic Policy Analyst for Americans for Prosperity.
The House would benefit from more deliberation. Every member represents about the same number of Americans, and a successful Congress would draw much more on their distributed knowledge to make policy. After all, committees aren’t perfect microcosms of House members, and members often have ideas to improve legislation from committees other than those on which they serve.
This week, the House Budget Committee held a hearing on “Creating a Culture of Responsibility: Assessing the Role of the Congressional Budget Office.”
