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Conferees met to talk about the proposed fiscal year 2005 budget and offer potential changes and additions to the legislation.

Following a short recess, the conference committee resumed attempts to reach a compromise agreement between the House and Senate on supplemental appropriations for the war with Iraq,…

Witnesses testified about additional security spending for the coming fiscal year. Among the topics they addressed were operations against global terrorism, the department of defense’s role…

Senate Commerce Appropriations Subcommittee held a hearing on next years budget for FCC and SEC Budget Request. Members from the subcommittee heard from the head of both agencies.

Mr. Crippen talked about the federal budget and a forecast of a budget deficit. Among the issues he addressed were to impact of September 11 attacks on the economy, tax revenue shortfalls,…

Mr. Daniels testified about the state of the U.S. economy and the federal budget. He opposed using budget surplus funds to pay down very much of the federal debt and favored the tax rebate…

Committee members heard testimony on Congressional Budget Office projections for the U.S. economy and the federal budget surplus.

Senators debated the merits of a Republican budget plan and offered amendments. Among the issues they discussed were provisions for tax relief, debt reduction, and paying for Social…

The senators debated a variety of issues dealing with the 2001 federal budget. A dispute occurred within the committee over whether a supplemental fund should be included. This fund would…

Secretary Madeleine Albright testified about the State Department fiscal year 2001 budget proposal.

Senator Fritz Holling (D-SC) spoke to reporters from the Senate Press Gallery on the nation’s budget surplus. Following his opening remarks the senator responded to questions from members…

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…

Senate Minority Leader Daschle and several Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee criticized Republicans for not initiating a budget resolution. They stressed that the Republicans have only…

Congressional Budget Office Director June O’Neill moderated this panel of federal budget correspondents on how the press covers the federal budget process. They discussed issues such as how…

Senate Democrats announced that they are offering a different Balanced Budget Amendment than the Republicans, led by Senator Hatch, are offering. The primary difference between the two…

In an excerpt from the United States Senate session of June 5, 1996, members debated a Balanced Budget Amendment.

Members of the US Senate met to debate several bills and amendments.

Following prepared remarks about the postponement of the vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment, Democratic Senators answered questions from the press. Sixty-six Senators have committed to…

Senate Rules & Administration Committee members heard testimony from the chairman and ranking member of each standing committee to examine Senate committees' operating funds.

The participants discussed the effects of increased entitlement spending on U.S. economic growth. The session was titled, “What Cannot Go on Forever Must Stop,” which referred to the fact…