Ah yes, the "Joint" investigation by Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)! Republicans do love to pinch pennies when Democrats are in charge, don't they.

> 2011

Excluding Trump, who I'm sure those fiscally responsible congressional republicans will pull the purse-strings on any second now. Any second!

> Post-WWII

Including FDR (Social Security) and LBJ (Medicare), who were the last Democrats to successfully expand the deficit for social spending.

> spending

Ignoring regressive tax cuts, the primary mechanism of Republican fiscal irresponsibility.