Like Drunken Sailors, Part MMCCXVIII

Congress, and the president, just can’t—won’t—stop spending

Before Congress departed for its August recess, conservatives suffered a series of budget-policy setbacks—each of which dramatized the sudden ascendancy of big-government Republicanism in Washington.

About the Author

Stephen Moore

Stephen Moore is a co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, a senior visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and a senior economic adviser to the Trump campaign.

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Congress, and the president, just can’t—won’t—stop spending

Before Congress departed for its August recess, conservatives suffered a series of budget-policy setbacks—each of which dramatized the sudden ascendancy of big-government Republicanism in Washington.

About the Author

Stephen Moore

Stephen Moore is a co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, a senior visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and a senior economic adviser to the Trump campaign.