Matt Weidinger

1 month ago | amac.us | Matt Weidinger |Angela Rachidi

Last month the Wall Street Journal editorial board (“The Great Biden Welfare Blowout”) reviewed the staggering number of welfare recipients in key programs at the close of the Biden administration: Some 84.6 million individuals are enrolled in Medicaid—about a quarter of the population—roughly the same as when Mr. Biden entered office. About 42.6 million Americans receive food stamps, similar to January 2021.

1 month ago | aei.org | Matt Weidinger |Angela Rachidi

Last month the Wall Street Journal editorial board (“The Great Biden Welfare Blowout”) reviewed the staggering number of welfare recipients in key programs at the close of the Biden administration: Some 84.6 million individuals are enrolled in Medicaid—about a quarter of the population—roughly the same as when Mr. Biden entered office. About 42.6 million Americans receive food stamps, similar to January 2021.

1 month ago | cosm.aei.org | Matt Weidinger |Angela Rachidi

Last month the Wall Street Journal editorial board (“The Great Biden Welfare Blowout”) reviewed the staggering number of welfare recipients in key programs at the close of the Biden administration: Some 84.6 million individuals are enrolled in Medicaid—about a quarter of the population—roughly the same as when Mr. Biden entered office. About 42.6 million Americans receive food stamps, similar to January 2021.

2 months ago | aei.org | Matt Weidinger |Tanner Nalley

This week’s action in Congress reflects the sometimes vast gulf between how lawmakers address waste, fraud, and abuse in theory versus practice. The theory was reflected at Wednesday’s inaugural hearing of the cleverly titled Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee of the House Committee on Government Oversight. As James Freeman of the Wall Street Journal recounts, the subcommittee’s lead Democrat, Rep.

2 months ago | thehill.com | Matt Weidinger

Republicans’ agenda of cutting taxes and increasing spending on their policy priorities depends significantly on identifying productive spending reductions. But just cutting spending will not be enough. Republicans must also explain how their tax and spending cuts will result in better outcomes for all Americans. The federal debt has exploded to $36 trillion and annual deficits now approach $2 trillion for the foreseeable future.