Donate Subscribe

Thank You!

Press Release

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.
Click here to read the piece in its entirety.

Disclaimer

Patrick Hefflinger

Former Press Secretary

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

Recent Posts

April 24, 2024

Press Release

Comparing Trump and Biden Administration Policy: Financial Services

Paulina Enck

As it becomes increasingly clear that the 2024 federal election will see a rematch between former President Donald Trump and the incumbent President Joe…

April 23, 2024

Press Release

Primer: Pricing Algorithms and Antitrust

Paulina Enck

On March 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a blog warning competing firms that the use of a common algorithm to determine price may…

April 22, 2024

Press Release

Broadband Deployment: The Problem with Poles

Paulina Enck

Congress allocated billions of dollars to subsidize broadband deployment through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, but costs…

April 16, 2024

Press Release

Poor Incentives in the Prescription Drug Market: An Anticoagulant Case Study

Paulina Enck

Both the United States and the United Kingdom (UK) have established price-control regulations that apply to the most widely used medications – specifically…

Patrick Hefflinger

Former Press Secretary

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

The American Action Forum is a 21st century center-right policy institute providing actionable research and analysis to solve America’s most pressing policy challenges.