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The House Appropriations Committee spends most of the money. It was under Republican control for 12 of the 30 years you cite. Your assertion is predictable and partisan.

Well, OK, but:

This fiscal conservative thinks Federal spending, especially the sharp increases between 2000-2007, is THE problem. The federal government spends $10,000 per person in the U.S. not including States, cities, counties and school districts.

I hate to be predictable and partisan, but that period between 2000-07? That was pretty much all Republicans, all the time.

Part of me suspects gridlocked government is the best path to fiscal restraint.