January 24, 2011
Spending Under Republican Study Committee Plan
Veronique de Rugy
Senior Research Fellow
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To speak with a scholar or learn more on this topic, visit our contact page.Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy puts the savings contained in the Republican Study Committee’s Spending Reduction Act of 2011 in context. As shown, the $2.5 trillion in proposed federal spending cuts are far from drastic; they represent roughly a 5% decrease in spending between now and the year 2021 .
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