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Witnesses testified about federal efforts to resolve turmoil in the financial markets and stabilize the economy. They also talked about consumer confidence, access to credit by business and…

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified about federal efforts to resolve turmoil in the financial markets and stabilize the economy. In his remarks he endorsed further economic…

Economic Markets Intervention

U.S. House of Representatives

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…

Witnesses testified about the current Iraqi budget surplus, Iraqi political governance, and levels of U.S. financial assistance to Iraq. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that…

Witnesses, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen, testified about strategy and operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In their remarks they…

Witnesses testified about the state of the U.S. economy, economic forecasts, and a Congressional Budget Office Report with recommendations for future economic policies. They also talked…

Witnesses testified about the state of the U.S. economy, economic forecasts, and a Congressional Budget Office Report with recommendations for future economic policies. They also talked…

John Spratt talked about U.S. economic news, including the federal government’s takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the organizations that provide funding for about three-quarters of…

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Boumediene decision that detainees at Guantanamo Bay do have the habeas corpus privilege. Other topics…

The House debated about 40 bills under suspension of the rules, with many dealing with homeland security and making more information available to the public and first responders.

The chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees talked about the new deficit projections in the Office of Management and Budget’s mid-session review of the fiscal year 2009 budget.…

Witnesses testified about procurement policies and funding for the Air Force Aerial Tanker program. They focused on a government audit that found several flaws and errors in the bidding…

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on efforts to train, develop and support the Iraqi security forces. Witnesses testified about a number of issues including recent levels of…

At the Concord Coalition’s Fiscal Wake-Up Tour dinner, delegates presented the principles and proposed fiscal reforms they had developed during the Youth Entitlement Summit (YES). Isabel…

Representative Spratt spoke about the federal budget and Democratic spending agenda.