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Administration officials briefed reporters on the financial services agreement reached among 71 World Trade Organization nations in Geneva late on December 12. They stressed that it would bo…

Committee members heard testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan regarding the vulnerability of Asian markets. Deputy Secretary Lawrence Summers and other economists also testi…

US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and National Economic Advisor Gene Sperling met with reporters to discuss IRS reform proposals. They discussed i…

Vice President Al Gore and economic experts discussed the impact of climate policy on the U.S. economy. They examined the economic incentives to reduce carbon emissions and the methods for i…

The House Ways & Means Subcommittee members met for the first in a series of hearings to hear testimony on the bipartisan, bicameral National Commission on Restructuring the IRS report. Memb…

Administration economic officials briefed reporters on the details of President Clinton’s tax proposal, which he highlighted outside the White House earlier in the day. The House and Senate …

After returning from a meeting with finance ministers from the G-7 nations in the Philippines, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin briefed reporters on the results of the meeting. He focused on …

The Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from administration officials, senators, students, and education experts concerning proposals to increase access to higher education. They also h…

Various speakers hypothesized about future trade and investment between the U.S. and Russia. Panelists said that the economic situation in Russia was better than what was shown on U.S. newsc…

After a presidential announcement, Secretary Robert Rubin and Deputy Secretary Lawrence Summers briefed reporters on the details of the Mexican loan repayments, of which the final installmen…