
David A. Ditch
David A. Ditch is Senior Analyst in Fiscal Policy at the Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC).
Ditch has over a decade of experience analyzing federal spending and fiscal policy, including appropriations, infrastructure, agriculture, and needed reforms for dozens of agencies and programs. He has appeared on radio stations across the country and has written for FoxNews.com, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and many other publications.
Prior to joining EPIC, Ditch was a Senior Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation, where he was a founding staffer for the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget. He managed the Federal Budget in Pictures chart portfolio, was responsible for creating dozens of policy options for the Heritage Budget Blueprint, and produced several groundbreaking reports on federal spending and governance.
Ditch was also previously an analyst for the Senate Budget Committee, where he oversaw budgetary enforcement for appropriations legislation.
Ditch graduated from the University of Rochester with degrees in Economics and Political Science, and received a Master's in Political Management from George Washington University.
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CBO: One Big Beautiful Bill Grows the Economy, Cuts Taxes & Slows Welfare Spending


Welfare for States: How Washington Subsidizes Fraud and Woke Waste





$350 Million Budget Gimmick Added to FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Comparing FY 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bills

Comparing FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bills

Comparing FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bills




Fiscal Year 2025 is Over: What Congress Should Know & How to Respond

Why the Trump Administration is Fighting Discrimination in Transportation Contracting


EPIC Charge & Response: What’s Really Behind the $1.5 Trillion “Alternative” CR Demands






With Debt at $37 Trillion, Congress Must Focus on Spending Restraint









Comparing the House and Senate’s Medicaid Changes










House Education & Workforce Committee Delivers Student Loan Reforms




FY 2026 Appropriations: Three Principles for Savings

Reconciliation Option: End Medicaid Funding Bias Against Most Vulnerable Americans

Congress Must Pump the Brakes on Spending to Avoid a Disastrous Future

Welfare for States: Unnecessary, Unaffordable Federal Handouts

“Washington Math” & Why Medicaid Savings Are Not Cuts

Reconciliation Option: End Biden’s Student Debt Transfer

EPIC EXPLAINER: FY 2025 Discretionary Spending, February 2025 Update

Reconciliation Option: Eliminate Inflation Reduction Act Energy Tax Credits


