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Policy analyst for @CatoInstitute covering the federal fisc. Fan of struggling causes (limited government & Buffalo Bills).
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CBO: New Highway Bill Has More Spending, Taxes, and Deficits

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Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. (Getty Images) Congress is preparing to bail out the federal highway program once again without paying for it. According to a July 9 score by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the House Transportation Committee’s BUILD America 250 Act (BUILD) would add more than $147 billion (about $1,100 per household) to the already unsustainable national debt over five years, while violating the user-pays principle.
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Trump Administration’s Proposed Changes to Federal Grants Highlight Problems of Big Government

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By David Ditch Verified
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Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. (Getty Images) Federal regulations can cause significant changes for governance or sectors of the economy. Yet it is quite striking for a proposed rule to overhaul more than $1 trillion of annual spending. On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) put forward a proposed rule that would overhaul grantmaking across the federal government.
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David Ditch

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This site works best using the latest version of modern browsers. Update your browser (Chrome 141) for more security, speed, and the best experiences on this site. Skip to main content David Ditch is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute, where he focuses on federal spending, appropriations, transportation, and agriculture. Ditch has more than a decade of experience, having previously worked at the Economic Policy Innovation Center, The Heritage Foundation, and the Senate Budget Committee.
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