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Keith Hall talked about a new dynamic scoring budget rule, which called for the Congressional Budget Office to consider the macroeconomic effects of major pieces of legislation.

William Beach talked about the latest data from the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Dependence on Government, which “measures dependence on government programs for housing, food, income, stud…

Authors of the Heritage Foundation report that grades different countries according to “economic freedom” talked about their methodology in researching the report.

Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) and others spoke about the future of U.S. tax policy and their opposition to the expiration of any of the tax cuts passed by the George W. Bush administration. He a…

William Beach, Heritage Foundation Center for Data Analysis Director, talked about the annual 2010 Index of Economic Freedom report that was released earlier this week by the Heritage Founda…

William Beach talked about the current trend of a “weak” dollar against other currencies. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

Republican Whip Eric Cantor held a forum for national experts and leaders to testify about the needs of working families and small businesses and offer ideas and solutions to help revitalize…

William Beach spoke about renewed calls for futher economic stimulus legislation in response to financial market trumoil and bleak economic predictions. He focused on proposals to change tax…

Defense attorneys and former federal law-enforcement officials talked about the pressure on Congress to create new criminal laws and on the executive branch to prosecute and convict people i…

The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing titled “Building an Economic Recovery Package: Creating and Preserving Jobs in America.” Witnesses testified about strategies to stimul…

Witnesses testified about federal efforts to resolve turmoil in the financial markets and stabilize the economy. They also talked about consumer confidence, access to credit by business and …

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…

The guests talked about various political proposals to stabilize and strengthen the economy. Topics included reported proposals from the White House and Democratic leadership, as well as cam…

The Heritage Foundation held a panel discussion on “The American Experiment: What the 2005 Index of Dependency Tells Us About Its Prospects.” Members of the panel discussed the balance bet…

Participants talked about the future of Social Security, expected stresses on the system with greater retirement rates and longer life expectancy, and funding the program. Following their re…

Ross Eisenbrey, Policy Director with the Economic Policy Institute, and William Beach, Director of the Center for Data Analysis with the Heritage Foundation, talked about possible legislatio…

The Conservative Political Action Conference held it’s annual meeting. The forum talked about the conservative political agenda. Among the topics they addressed were tax policy, Social Secur…

Budget analysts supported the adoption of the Republican tax cut proposal, saying that taxes were at the highest levels in history and that the legislation would be a step towards a flatter,…

The 60 Plus Association hosted a panel discussion on Social Security Reform. Participants spoke about Social Security reform in America and called for an end to government investing of Socia…

Heritage Foundation William Beach and Urban Institute Leonard Burman debated the need for estate tax cuts, which are included in the Republican tax cut proposal.