• SUPPORT CATO
• FOR STUDENTS
• FOR MEDIA
• FREE NEWSLETTERS

• HOME

• ABOUT

• BLOG

• BOOKSTORE

• EVENTS

• EXPERTS

• MULTIMEDIA

• PUBLICATIONS

• RESEARCH AREAS

• SPEAKERS BUREAU

• SUPPORT CATO

• CATO UNBOUND

• DOWNSIZING
  GOVERNMENT.ORG

• ELCATO.ORG

Homepage Archives

GOP Feud Over Federal Spending

Friday 21 October 2005

A feud has broken out within the Republican party between fiscal conservatives who want to slash pork from the budget, and those fighting to keep programs that benefit their respective home states.

Cato scholars on federal spending:

• "Congress Should Make Some Sacrifices, Too," by Stephen Slivinski, September 15, 2005.
• "Both Parties Find Trough to Their Liking," by Chris Edwards, August 18, 2005.
• "Pork: A Microcosm of the Overspending Problem," by Chris Edwards, Cato Tax and Budget Bulletin no. 24, August 2005.