Introduction
The 117th Congress has passed and President Biden has signed into law the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, bringing total spending supposedly related to COVID-19 to more than $5.7 trillion. Beyond these expenditures, many members of Congress are clamoring for even bigger, more intrusive government, like the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, “free” college tuition, and forgiveness of student loans.
With a record deficit of $3.1 trillion in fiscal year (FY) 2020 and a national debt of $28 trillion, this is not the time to capitulate to calls to spend more of the taxpayers’ money. It is time instead for action to reduce government waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and rein in the size and scope of the federal government.