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President Obama and others spoke to members of Congress, senior administration officials, business leaders, policy makers and economists at a fiscal summit to examine fiscal responsibility a…

A hearing was held on the effect of the financial crisis on pension funds and workers' directed retirement accounts, such as 401(k) plans. Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag s…

Peter Orszag testified about a Bush administration proposal to approve $700 billion to assist financial markets and the economy. Among the topics raised were government intervention in priva…

Peter Orszag presented the summer update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update. He discussed recent developments, including the federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In his…

Peter Orszag talked about the latest federal budget deficit projections, which were released by the CBO yesterday, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. This year’s federa…

Mr. Orszag spoke about a Congressional Budget Office assessment of government contracting for projects associated with the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. He spoke about comparative c…

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to mark up a draft of the economic stimulus package. This package used the House version as the basis of the Senate plan and included tax rebates …

The House Budget Committee heard testimony from Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag on the release of the budget and economic outlook prepared by his office. Topics included de…

Peter Orszag testified about the Congressional Budget Office’s new report to Congress, “Options for Responding to Short-Term Economic Weakness,” which outlines the agency’s view on the need …

Peter Orszag talked about his recent report on the state of health care in the United States, as well as his assessment of the current state of the economy. Mr. Orszag gave a presentation on…

The panelists talked about future health care costs and the recent Congressional Budget Office report that projected large spending increases for Medicare and Medicaid. Topics included the r…

Peter Orzag announced the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s report, “Long-term Outlook for Health Care Spending.” He said the report explains new methodology for projecting health…

Witnesses testified about a Congressional Budget Office report that indicated that counterterrorism efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan could reach $2.5 trillion over the next ten years. They al…

A hearing was held on the threat that turmoil in the subprime lending market poses to the broader economy.

Peter Orszag gave the summer update to the Budget and Economic Outlook. He also answered questions from reporters.

The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on the 2007 budget and economic outlook prepared by the Congressional Budget Office. Mr. Orszag testified about revised deficit projections and ans…

Peter Orszag talked about the report on the 2007 budget and economic outlook released January 24 by the Congressional Budget Office. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.

Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag spoke to the press following the release of a report on the 2007 budget and economic outlook. He talked about reductions in the estimated bu…