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Administration officials talked to reporters about a budget agreement reached with Republicans and declared victory for including several key programs including additional funds for hiring t…

Expressing disappointment with the progress of federal budget negotiations, Democratic leaders and administration officials criticized Republican congressional leaders for not accepting Demo…

After their meeting at the U.S. Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) and House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-Missouri) talked with reporters about the status of…

Senator Daschle, Representative Gephardt, and others talked to reporters about the budget negotiations. They criticized Republican leadership for the use of the Social Security surplus to ba…

Democratic minority leaders and Mr. Lew spoke to reporters about a Republican budget plan criticizing the plan’s provision to delay earned income credit payments as cynical and mean-spirited…

Representative Richard Gephardt, Democrat from Missouri, and others talked to reporters about the appropriations process. They stressed that Republican leaders are breaking their promises b…

Jacob Lew, White House Budget Director, spoke about President Clinton’s announcement that the budget surplus for fiscal year 1999 was $115 billion and about the administration’s fiscal pol…

White House Budget Director Jack Lew talked about pending legislation which would provide a roughly $800 billion tax cut over the next ten years. He said that the Republican plan would not s…

Democratic leaders talked to reporters about a Republican proposal for a tax cut. They contrasted that plan to their own saying that the Democratic plan included a reasonable tax cut and pro…

Members of the President’s economic team briefed reporters on the federal budget and tax policy, including Medicare and Social Security initiatives. White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart…

Administration officials discussed President Bill Clinton’s plan for the budget surplus, including extending solvency for Medicare and Social Security, establishing an education trust fund, …

In a tribute to Senator Domemici, participants discussed passage of the Congressional Budget Act and the efforts over the years to balance the budget. Those who could not attend sent greetin…

Officials announced that President Clinton would seek emergency supplemental spending to offset the cost of Operation Allied Force. The plan would spend $6 billion on replacing ordinance and…

The House Ways and Means committee heard testimony from Witnesses about how to use the budget surplus prudently.

Jack Lew testified on behalf of the president’s budget for fiscal year 2000. The plan included provisions to set aside a large portion of the budget surplus for investment in Social Security…

Participants discussed and explained the president’s budget proposal. They talked about how the plan would reduce the federal budget deficit and provide fiscal discipline while allowing grow…