![]() An additional problem is that appropriators can still provide funding to programs after their authorization has run out. ![]() Committees are supposed to hold hearings to review the effectiveness of federal programs before reauthorizing them and committing more federal funding – a duty these committees often fail to fulfill. With notable exceptions of programs like Social Security and Medicare (which combined represent 30 percent of federal outlays), Congress must renew authorizations for every federal program every so many years. But a very different kind of zombie, zombie programs across the federal government, draw on hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars. TV shows about zombies draw in millions of viewers on cable networks and streaming services.
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