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Reconciliation, established by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was intended to discourage deficit spending by expediting measures focused on fiscal control.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025
That is despite the promises of President Xi Jinping to enact bold new measures this year to grow China’s economy by 5% this year, including large-scale deficit spending to prime the pump.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Johnson has argued that moving one measure would have a better chance of passing the slim House majority, since some hardliners would hold their nose on the deficit spending to support border policy.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 11 Jan. 2025
These yields remain high due to lingering concerns about inflation — fueled by a strong economy and expectations of more deficit spending under president-elect Donald Trump.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
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“Deficit spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficit%20spending. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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