House Debate on Preventing Direct Spending Cuts
The House debated a bill to prevent across the board spending cuts by waiving “Pay-As-You-Go” rules. Those cuts were triggered by the recent coronavirus pandemic relief package.
125 viewsThe House debated a bill to prevent across the board spending cuts by waiving “Pay-As-You-Go” rules. Those cuts were triggered by the recent coronavirus pandemic relief package.
125 viewsThe Millennial Debt Foundation hosted a virtual discussion with Republican Senators Joni Ernst (IA), Ron Johnson (WI) and Marco Rubio (FL) on the consequences of the national debt. The senat…
393 viewsThe Millennial Debt Foundation hosted a virtual discussion on the consequences of the national debt with Republican Representatives Bryan Steil (WI) and William Timmons (SC) and former Repub…
175 viewsU.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testified before the Senate Budget Committee on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) annual report on the nation’s fiscal health. Topics included…
859 viewsPhillip Swagel, director of the Congressional Budget Office, talked about how his department works, U.S. debt and deficit, economic growth, and the fiscal year 2021 budget delivered to Congr…
388 viewsCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas talked about 2020's projected $1 trillion federal budget deficit.
856 viewsYuval Levin talked about his National Review Magazine piece on the rising U.S. budget deficit and Washington’s inability to address it.
667 viewsAmerican Action Forum’s Gordon Gray discussed the rising budget deficit and state of the U.S. economy following this week’s stock market losses.
472 viewsThe American Conservative Union hosted its annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) near Washington, DC. In this session Senator David Perdue (R-GA) participated in a discussio…
266 viewsCongressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Keith Hall spoke with reporters about the CBO’s budget and economic outlook for 2019 through 2029. “Debt is on an unsustainable course in CBO’s pro…
2,894 viewsPresident George H.W. Bush responded to reporters' questions concerning his decision to veto the continuing resolution passed late on October 5. The president had just met with congressional…
188 viewsCongressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Keith Hall and Assistant Director for Tax Analysis John McClelland briefed reporters on the findings of the just-released CBO annual budget and eco…
500 viewsTelephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question “Are you concerned about rising debt?”
979 viewsCongressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Keith Hall and Deputy Director Mark Hadley held a press briefing to release their agency’s latest budget and economic outlook. According to the new…
444 viewsUp to Our Necks was the grand prize winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. The video was produced by Olivia Hurd, a tenth grader at Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma…
1,824 viewsSenator James Lankford (R-OK) talked about the 2015 “Wastebook,” Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways The Goverment Dropped the Ball, which highlights examples of unnecessary or excessive spending acro…
495 viewsHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) met with reporters following the House 266-167 vote in favor of the two-year, $18 billion budget deal t…
631 viewsThe House debated a bill to reduce the deficit by about $80 billion. It would repeal of some of the health care law provisions: individual and employer mandates, medical devices tax, and the…
185 viewsJohn Shaw talked by video from Capitol Hill about the budget reconciliation bill being debated in the House, as well upcoming votes on raising the debt ceiling prior to the November 3, 2015,…
148 viewsHouse members debated the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3762, Deficit Reduction Reconciliation. Provisions would repeal the individual and employer mandates in the health care bill and …
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