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Budget, legislative and business analysts examine the upcoming work of the congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, created in a recently-passed debt ceiling bill. Particip…

Brookings Institution scholars talked about a report they released, “Restoring Fiscal Sanity: How to Balance the Budget.” The book analyzed the federal budget deficit and suggests ways to b…

Mr. Crippen talked about the Congressional Budget Office’s report released Monday on the costs associated with possible U.S. military operations in Iraq. He responded to audience telephone c…

Officials spoke to reporters about a revised report on the federal budget. They said that recent drops in revenue would lead to budget deficits in the next few years and that deficits would …

In a morning session of their annual conference, officials greeted attendees and talked about proposals to improve the armed forces and defense industry. Among the topics addressed were inte…

Congressional Budget Office Director Dan Crippen spoke about the fiscal year 2003 budget proposals. Among the topics he addressed were the homeland security budget, overall spending levels, …

Dan Crippen, Director of the Congressional Budget Office, outlined the Federal budget and explains how his office projects the future of the Federal Budget.

Mr. Crippen talked about the federal budget and a forecast of a budget deficit. Among the issues he addressed were to impact of September 11 attacks on the economy, tax revenue shortfalls, a…

Witnesses testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging about the implications of various Social Security reform options on the federal budget and detailed the trade-offs to be cons…

Mr. Crippen talked about the role and function of the Congressional Budget Office, the upcoming congressional budget and appropriations process. He also reacted to a previous guest, Alan Rey…

Mr. Crippen talked about the administration’s budget plan, the state of the economy, and prospects for economic growth. Among the issues he addressed were tax cuts, the decreasing budget sur…

Witnesses testified about various proposals on the establishment of a two-year budget and appropriations cycle in an effort to develop consensus legislation that will streamline the budget p…

The panelists talked about the impact of federal budget surpluses on business. They described the process of putting together budget projections and how policy is shaped around those project…

Dan Crippen, Director of the Congressional Budget Office, talked about the $1.9 trillion federal budget surplus estimated over the next decade. He explained that the figure does not include …

Witnesses testified about President Clinton’s Social security plan. Among the issues they discussed were using budget surpluses to strengthen the system, Medicare reform, and ensuring the in…