What Are Earmarks and What Purpose Do They Serve?
Earmarks have been controversial, but nevertheless were reinstated by Congress in 2021 after a 10-year moratorium.
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Earmarks have been controversial, but nevertheless were reinstated by Congress in 2021 after a 10-year moratorium.
A strong fiscal outlook is an essential foundation for a growing, thriving economy – but our current debt-to-GDP ratio is the highest it has been since 1950.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-the-fiscal-state-of-play
A strong and stable economy with sustained job creation and broadly-shared growth ultimately requires a foundation of fiscal responsibility.
https://www.pgpf.org/pgpf-programs-and-projects/fiscal-balancing-act
Medicaid’s role in state budgets is unique, since the program acts as both an expenditure and the largest source of federal support in state budgets.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-how-do-states-pay-for-medicaid
Policy leaders and experts across the political spectrum have put forward a number of comprehensive plans to reduce America’s long-term debt and lay a strong foundation for future economic growth.
The economy goes through cyclical movements over time, with periods of growth followed by downturns. To help improve responsiveness to fluctuations in the business cycle, a number of important programs in the federal budget automatically increase or restrain spending depending on economic conditions.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-are-automatic-stabilizers-and-how-do-they-affect-the-budget
Joan Ganz Cooney, is co-founder of the Children's Television Workshop (renamed, Sesame Workshop June 2000) and originator of the preschool educational series, Sesame Street, and served as President and Chief Executive Officer until 1990.
Experts from five leading think tanks developed specific, "scoreable" policy proposals to set the federal budget on a sustainable, long-term path for prosperity and economic growth.
https://www.pgpf.org/pgpf-programs-and-projects/solutions-initiative-iii
By making smart, strategic decisions about future national security requirements policymakers can ensure that our military is strong and that we are prepared to defend our nation from threats while also avoiding potential waste of precious national resources
“As the 2024 campaign heats up, voters are calling on candidates to show leadership by backing a fiscal commission to address our unsustainable national debt,” said Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2024/01/fci-press-release