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Participants talked about tax reform proposals, the state of the economy, and the potential impact of various tax collection methods on workers and the overall economy. Following their remar…

The Brookings Institute convened a panel on which, participants talked about President George W. Bush’s fiscal policies as he entered his second term. They addressed issues such as tax polic…

Mr. Bartlett spoke about his New York Times op-ed in which he offers a defense of the economic policies of former President Clinton. He served as a Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under …

The committee talked about budget priorities and President Bush’s budget proposal for the 2004 fiscal year. Senator Dorgan chaired the committee.

Mr. Hubbard and Mr. Bartlett talked about President Bush’s economic proposals and plan to eliminate the tax on dividend income. They also talked about how the plans would stimulate the econo…

Bruce Bartlett, former Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy, talked about the economy, including President Bush’s economic stimulus plan, tax cuts, and how the economy cou…

Committee members heard testimony on work disincentives in Social Security programs, including the current Social Security earnings penalty. Some in Congress wish to eliminate earnings…

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 National Center for Policy Analysis sponsored a panel and press conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. Participants spoke about estate taxes saying that they were ineff…

Mr. Bartlett talked about Republican tax legislation under consideration in Congress, the influence of tax lobbyists on such legislation, and the merits of the legislative process. He also t…

C-SPAN’s Washington Journal examined current events and political issues through reviews newspapers, interviews, and viewer comments. In the program’s first segment, Atlanta Journal-Constitu…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Republican Congressional leaders met on Capitol Hill and spoke about the Republican economic strategy, including lower and simpler taxes, balancing the budget and other items. After the init…