Videos

University of Maryland Economics Professor Peter Morici and Committee for Economic Development Director of Research Joseph Minarik discussed some of the top issues facing the U.S. economy, i…

The Washington Center hosted a discussion on the federal budget and the U.S. debt. A former Clinton administration budget official, and a former budget adviser to Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) t…

Peter Morici and James Minarik talked about some of the top issues facing the U.S. economy, including unemployment, the minimum wage fight and how Congressional budget battles could impact t…

As current congressional leaders were involved in negotiations to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” former congressional leaders and governmental officials, journalists, and academics talked about l…

Joseph Minarik talked about the future solvency of Social Security, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Social Security went cash negative in 2011, meaning the…

Joseph Minarik and Sudeep Reddy spoke about the fiscal year 2012 federal budget,

Former Senator Pete Domenici and Joseph Minarik of the Bipartisan Policy Center talked about their proposed debt reduction and tax reform plan, and the plan released by President Obama’s Def…

A bipartisan panel of former staff members for congressional leaders gave advice for the leaders of the 110th Congress on working with the executive branch to set and follow a successful leg…

Moderated by Mr. Minarik, the panelists evaluated Congress' effectiveness in its oversight of the executive branch in recent years. Topics included lack of oversight of Homeland Security Dep…

After opening remarks, the panelists, moderated by Mr. Lilly, discussed what is required for good congressional oversight of the executive branch and also evaluation of the work of Congress.…