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Tad DeHaven
Budget Analyst
Tad DeHaven is a budget analyst on federal and state budget issues for the Cato Institute. Previously he was a deputy director of the Indiana Office of Management and Budget. DeHaven also worked as a budget policy advisor to Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK). In 2010, he was named to Florida Governor Rick Scott's Economic Advisory Council.
His articles have been published in the Washington Post, Washington Times, New York Post, Wall Street Journal Online, National Review and Politico.com. He has appeared on the CBS Evening News, CNBC, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Channel, and NPR.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: tdehaven@cato.org
Cato Studies
"Three Decades of Politics and Failed Policies at HUD," Policy Analysis no. 655, November 23, 2009.
"War between the Generations: Federal Spending on the Elderly Set to Explode," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, Policy Analysis no. 488, September 16, 2003.
"On Spending, Bush Is No Reagan," by Veronique de Rugy and Tad DeHaven, Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 16, August 1, 2003.
"Federal Government Should Increase Firing Rate," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 10, November 1, 2002.
"Corporate Welfare Update," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 7, May 1, 2002.
Opinion and Commentary
"We Don't Need a Balanced Budget Amendment," US News and World Report, November 23, 2011
"Toward a Solvent U.S. Postal System," Forbes.com, October 10, 2011
"Terminate the Small Business Administration," DC Examiner, August 17, 2011
"Why the USPS Should Be Privatized," Daily Caller, July 28, 2011
"Two Trillion Isn't Enough," Daily Caller, July 15, 2011
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Another Log for the Government Spending Multiplier Fire," February 7, 2012
"Earmarks are a Symptom of the Problem," February 7, 2012
"Biennial Budgeting: Baloney Budget Reform ," January 26, 2012
"State Dependency on the Federal Government," January 23, 2012
"U.S. Postal Service Fares Worse in Recession than Foreign Posts," January 17, 2012
Speeches and Testimony
"Cutting the Federal Budget Line by Line," Congressional Testimony, October 5, 2011.
"Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Small Business Administration Programs," Congressional Testimony, June 16, 2011.
Multimedia
Tad DeHaven discusses food stamps on the KPCC's Airtalk w/Larry Mantle (January 31, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 07:27]
Tad DeHaven discusses the food stamp asset test on WHYY's Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane (January 20, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 16:49]
Tad DeHaven discusses his latest blog post "Obama Proposes New Department of Corporate Welfare" on WIFI's Conservative Commandos Radio (January 18, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 15:09]
Tad DeHaven discusses elevating the head of the Small Business Administration on LaDonna Harvey Show (January 13, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 09:17]
Tad DeHaven discusses the continued woes of the U.S. Postal Service on WRVA's Richmond's Morning News with Jimmy Barrett (December 6, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 06:01]
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