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Mercatus on Policy - What's the Emergency?Mercatus On PolicyVeronique de Rugy May 22, 2008 Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy examines emergency supplemental spending trends and abuse. |
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Mercatus Reports: Spring 2008 - Bush at MidnightNews Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy April 22, 2008 This report in the Spring 2008 issue of Regulation discusses midnight regulations and the Bush Administration. |
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The Trillion-Dollar WarNews Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy April 15, 2008 This article by Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy appeared as the May 2008 cover story in Reason. The article addresses the current spending levels and process used to fund the War on Terror. |
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The Never-Ending Emergency: Trends in Supplemental SpendingMercatus Policy SeriesVeronique de Rugy April 14, 2008 In this Mercatus Policy Series paper, Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy takes a look at the use of supplemental spending over the last 25 years. The paper addresses the budget rules that lawmakers are subject to, it looks at trends in supplemental spending, demonstrates how the White House and Congress have abused their powers to request and pass supplemental bills, and also offers four different and complementary ways to fix the supplemental spending process. |
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Midnight Regulations: An UpdateWorking PapersVeronique de Rugy, Antony Davies March 28, 2008 In this working paper, Veronique de Rugy and Antony Davies show that, going back to 1948, when the White House switches parties, the number of pages in the Federal Register increases on average by 17 percent in the three months following an election. This outburst of regulatory activity is called "midnight regulation," and it suggests a consistent effort on the part of administrations of both parties to hurry regulation through before they leave office. |
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Facts and Figures about Seven Years of Homeland Security SpendingWorking PapersVeronique de Rugy March 3, 2008 In this working paper, Veronique de Rugy discusses ten facts about Homeland Security spending since 2001. |
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Billions and billions dig a deeper holeNews Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy February 6, 2008 Veronique de Rugy writes on President Bush's fiscal year 2009 budget in this Los Angeles Times op-ed. |
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Mercatus Reports: Winter 2007 - Big Banks, Not Small Businesses, Benefit from the SBANews Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy December 31, 2007 This report in the Winter 2007 issue of Regulation discusses the ways in which large banks benefit from SBA loan programs. |
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Small Business Administration: Is the 7(a) Program Achieving Measurable Outcomes?Congressional TestimoniesVeronique de Rugy November 1, 2007 This testimony was delivered before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy discusses the Small Business Administration's 7(a) loan programs, the role of SBA loans in the market for capital, and the program's lack of outcome-based performance measurement. |
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Is Port Security Funding Making Us Safer?Research Papers/StudiesVeronique de Rugy November 1, 2007 Veronique de Rugy writes on the effectiveness of increased port security spending in this paper written for Audits of the Conventional Wisdom, a publication of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for International Studies. |
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Mercatus On Policy - A Guaranteed Success?Mercatus On PolicyVeronique de Rugy September 24, 2007 Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy examines SBA loan guarantee programs and analyzes whether they are necessary and effective. |
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Mercatus On Policy - Banking on the SBAMercatus On PolicyVeronique de Rugy September 24, 2007 Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy analyzes the ways in which the banking industry benefits from issuing and selling government-guaranteed small-business loans. |
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Why Washington was right to reduce its anti-terrorism grant to Los AngelesNews Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy July 30, 2007 Veronique de Rugy discusses the Department of Homeland Security's anti-terrorism grant allocation process in this Los Angeles Times op-ed. |
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The Debate Room: Axe the SBANews Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy, Kristie Darien June 22, 2007 Veronique de Rugy debates the value of the Small Business Administration in this Business Week "Debate Room" article. |
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Budgetary Sleight of HandNews Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy June 4, 2007 Veronique de Rugy discusses the use of emergency supplemental dollars to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in this Washington Times op-ed. |
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Rangel-ing Over AMTNews Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy May 23, 2007 In this New York Sun op-ed, Veronique de Rugy writes on past, present, and future of the Alternative Minimum Tax. |
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France's Battle With PrideNews Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy May 8, 2007 Veronique de Rugy writes on the promises of new French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, in this New York Sun op-ed. |
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Let Them BeNews Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy April 23, 2007 Veronique de Rugy writes in this Wall Street Journal op-ed, "Politicians of all stripes seem to worship small businesses, and enjoy showering the objects of their reverence with all manner of totems and gifts -- targeted tax credits, regulatory favors, preferences for landing public contracts. But what the government gives with the right hand it has a nasty habit of taking away with the left. There's a much better way to pay respect: Get out of their way." |
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The SBA's Justification IOUNews Articles and Op-EdsVeronique de Rugy April 9, 2007 The promotion of small business is a cornerstone of U.S. economic policy. There are about 25 million small firms in the United States, employing almost 50 percent of all workers. Given their share of employment and the influence that many small business owners have in their communities, small businesses attract considerable political attention to their common concerns. |
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