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Vice President-Elect Joe Biden spoke briefly to reporters after he was briefed by Larry Summers, the nominee to be director of the National Economic Council for the Obama administration, and…

The Brookings Institution held a forum on the future of housing and credit markets. Panel members in this sessiondiscussed, among other topics, regulation, the Paulson plan for bailing out f…

Witnesses testified about the state of the U.S. economy, economic forecasts, and a Congressional Budget Office Report with recommendations for future economic policies. They also talked abou…

Witnesses testified about the state of the U.S. economy, economic forecasts, and a Congressional Budget Office Report with recommendations for future economic policies. They also talked abou…

Brookings Institution - Opening Remarks

The Brookings Institution hosted a discussion on how investing in infrastructure can benefit the economy. Speakers included former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and Virginia Governor Tim …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and economic experts spoke to the press about the housing and energy crises as well as what can be done to stimulate the economy in response to the president’s rem…

Witnesses testified about the weakened economic condition of the country and the viability of targeted policies that would be able to reduce the effect of a recession on individuals and busi…