Government Spending

Republicans on Wednesday lambasted Democrats for attempting to unilaterally pass a sprawling $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, raising concerns that another burst of government spending will act as an accelerant to already rapidly inflation.

Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford reacts to the Democrats forcing a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill without it being completed.

A new analysis published this week shows that Democrats' reconciliation measure may cost $2 trillion more than expected.

Bipartisan lawmakers trying to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill have agreed to a new revenue-raising measure after dropping a provision to toughen tax enforcement at the Internal Revenue Service, Sen. Jon Tester said Monday.

California's legislature has passed a bill that will approve monthly payments with no restrictions to foster kids when they age out, and for pregnant women.

Medicare, the health insurance program for older Americans, would cover dental, vision and hearing under a massive $3.5 trillion budget blueprint reached by Democrats this week that would vastly expand the government-funded social safety net.

In an effort to bolster security efforts, the State Department has announced a Rewards for Justice program. The reward payments may include cryptocurrency.

Larry Kudlow says Democrats do not care about growth and slams 'woke economics' in his monologue.

That state of California is paying the full amount of past-due rent for lower-income renters who fell behind during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., argued Wednesday that America "can't afford" Democrats' $3.5T spending package.

Mick Mulvaney told FOX Business' "Mornings with Maria" that there is "no way" to pay for Senate Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending bill without raising taxes on the middle class.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that she's prepared to inform Congress she will immediately deploy "extraordinary measures" to avoid violating the government debt limit as lawmakers hurtle toward the July debt deadline.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez joined FOX Business' "Varney & Co." Tuesday with calls for the United States to step in following widespread protests against the Communist regime in Cuba.

The thinking of White House officials is that a recent inflation surge could last for some time, but that the spike is ultimately transitory and will clear up once widespread bottlenecks that have severely disrupted the supply chain begin to dissipate.

FOX Business' Stuart Varney during his latest "My Take" argued that "Democrats are buying votes" and making America more like Europe with the new child tax credit.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R- W. Va., criticizes Democratic colleagues over unclear human infrastructure plan.

Congress is barreling toward a summer battle over spending levels as Democrats rush to craft a pair of spending bills while simultaneously addressing the debt ceiling to keep the U.S. from defaulting on its financial obligations.

Steve Forbes argues inflation is here to stay.

Americans' inflation fears rose to the highest level since June 2013 as the price of consumer goods continued to surge, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey published Monday.

More than 30 Republicans have sent a letter to the Department of Labor's Office of the Inspector General requesting an investigation into coronavirus-related fraud.