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Fiscal policy experts talked about the federal budget and responding to fiscal uncertainty. This program was part of a Brookings Institution Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy…

President Obama’s economic and budget advisers and White House spokesperson Jay Carney presented the administration’s fiscal year 2015 budget.

Members of Congress and the Obama administration were interviewed by Chuck Todd about U.S. debt and tax policies. “Expanding Opportunity and Promoting Growth: The Future of American Fiscal P…

Obama administration officials briefed reporters and answered questions about the fiscal year 2014 budget proposal.

President Obama’s economic adviser Gene Sperling appeared on several talk shows Sunday, March 3, 2013. In this portion he talked about the impact on the economy of the automatic spending cut…

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and President Obama’s economic adviser Gene Sperling appeared separately on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, March 3, 2013. They talked about the history of t…

Gene Sperling talked about the fiscal cliff, emphasizing the Obama administration’s position in favor of higher taxes for the wealthy. Mr. Sperling said the administration favored this polic…

President Obama’s top economic adviser Gene Sperling talks about the “fiscal cliff,” the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress fails to reach a new budget ag…

Obama administration officials spoke to reporters about the fiscal year 2013 budget proposal. Live coverage of this program was interrupted for a pro forma House session.

Gene Sperling talked about Obama administration efforts to boost the economy and tackle the deficit, following the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction’s failure to reach agreement on…

Gene Sperling discussed U.S. economic policy, President Obama’s jobs plan, tax reform, and deficit reduction negotiations. After his remarks he answered questions from the audience. Due to t…

Ben Bernanke made the keynote address at a conference on the U.S. economy and the federal debt ceiling. In his remarks he said that “failing to raise the debt ceiling in a timely way would b…

CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo interviewed House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan and White House National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling about the House Republican 2012 budget plan. In his…

Gene Sperling talked about the president’s debt and deficit reduction plan, and the upcoming debate over the debt limit.

At a forum titled “The Democratic Alternative: Restoring Fiscal Responsibility,” participants talked about progressive policies and the future of the Democratic Party. Among the topics they …

Former National Economic Council officials talked about the January 6, 2006, fiscal year 2007 federal budget release. They discussed the Bush administration’s economic policy, tax cuts, and …

Officials spoke to reporters about the president’s fiscal year 2001 budget proposal. The budget included a plan to pay off the national debt by 2013, provided for modest tax cuts, increased …

Gene Sperling, National Economic Adviser, talked to reporters about the President’s proposed plan to use the Social Security surplus to pay down the national debt. He stressed that the money…

National Economic Adviser Gene Sperling talked to reporters about a report conducted by the Treasury Department about the proposed Republican tax cuts. He stated that the tax cuts were exces…

Members of the President’s economic team briefed reporters on the federal budget and tax policy, including Medicare and Social Security initiatives. White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart…