‘Autopilot’ government spending nearly doubled over last 20 years. But should Congress pump the brakes?
James Wallner, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, told lawmakers that the Palmer bill would bring offsetting collections out into the open.
“The vast majority of Americans don’t know what these things are. That doesn’t mean that they won’t support them. But I think that they have a right and an expectation that their representatives in Congress are going to debate these programs,” Wallner said.
