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February 6, 2018

“Parity” Does Not Reflect Budgetary Reality

Patrick Hefflinger

Today, the American Action Forum’s Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray released an insight explaining why the “parity principle” does not reflect the reality of the Budget Control Act’s spending cuts. A brief overview:
  • Congressional progressives are demanding parity for non-defense discretionary spending in formulating relief from “sequestration” under the Budget Control Act (BCA).
  • Parity does not reflect the budgetary reality that defense discretionary spending bore one-half of BCA cuts, while non-defense discretionary spending bore only one-third.
  • Congress should jettison the baseless “parity” argument and fund programs based on national priorities.
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Patrick Hefflinger

Former Press Secretary

Patrick Hefflinger is a former Press Secretary at the American Action Forum.

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