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Congress Is Fiscally Reckless. Will Lawmakers Step Up?

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Congress has transformed its constitutional "power of the purse" from a tool of responsible governance into an instrument of fiscal destructiveness.

The most visible sign is a national debt that just crossed the $36 trillion threshold, barely three months after reaching $35 trillion .

Congress repeatedly relies on massive omnibus spending bills, often passed in haste without proper review.

Congress also ignores large-scale fraud throughout the budget.

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English

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