Matt Weidinger

Matt Weidinger is the Rowe Fellow in poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He is a former deputy staff director of the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Stop the insanity. Our national debt now tops $35 trillion...

OPINION October 3

Stop the insanity. Our national debt now tops $35 trillion...

The national debt continues to climb and the presidential candidates are trying to outbid one another on spending. Interest alone now tops defense spending. It can't go on like this.

Two outrageous bills Kamala Harris sponsored would crush taxpayers

OPINION August 1

Two outrageous bills Kamala Harris sponsored would crush taxpayers

Since presidential candidate Kamala Harris couldn't get much passed in the Senate, it's important to analyze the outlandish bills she sponsored that would crush taxpayers

The clock is ticking on getting back this massive heist of your money

OPINION March 9, 2023

The clock is ticking on getting back this massive heist of your money

House Republicans are quickly advancing legislation to recover massive taxpayer losses due to fraud.

$163 billion of COVID relief was stolen. Republicans must get to the bottom of it

OPINION January 19, 2023

$163 billion of COVID relief was stolen. Republicans must get to the bottom of it

Massive fraud in pandemic-era federal relief programs should be at the top of Republicans' agenda.

AOC's attempt to explain away crime is really an attack on parents

OPINION February 22, 2022

AOC's attempt to explain away crime is really an attack on parents

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez finally admitted that crime is surging. Her culprit? AOC says "the child-tax credit just ran out, on December 31st, and now people are stealing baby formula."