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Current and former federal officials gathered for the launch of The Budget Lab at Yale, a new policy research center, in Washington, DC. Former White House Budget Director Joshua Bolten (200…

In this portion of the “Principles First” summit, panelists talked about the state of the U.S. economy and the long-term challenges of federal deficits and debt. Also, former Republican Nati…

Experts talked about budget gimmicks and fiscal responsibility.

The House Budget Committee held its fifth and final hearing in a series examining the role of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in the legislative process. In the first panel, former CBO…

Economic and tax policy experts talked about the processes used by the government in drafting and assessing budgets, and the steps taken to communicate and explain those figures to Congress …

Robert Greenstein and Douglas Holtz-Eakin testified on the U.S. economic and budgetary outlook. Hr. Holtz-Eakin cited entitlement spending as an area needing reform. Mr. Greenstein recommend…

Qorivs Communications' Stan Collender and the American Action Forum’s Douglas Holtz-Eakin talked about the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. “Fiscal cliff” referred to the impending tax increases…

Economic experts talked about their recommended solutions for the “fiscal cliff,” impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress fails to reach a new budget agreement…

Douglas Holtz-Eakin talked about dealing with the “fiscal cliff,” the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress cannot reach a new budget agreement. This program…

Douglas Holtz-Eakin spoke about the president’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2013. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news …

Douglas Holtz-Eakin talked about Medicare Part D as part of overall discussions on the debt between President Obama and congressional leaders, and he responded to telephone calls and electro…

A panel of former Congressional Budget Office directors talked about federal budget deficits and the national debt. Among the topics they addressed were efforts to raise the debt ceiling, th…

Douglas Holtz-Eakin talked about the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission’s final report on the causes of the 2008 financial crisis. from . Mr. Holtz-Eakin and two other commissioners did not…

Participants spoke about the federal budget deficit, U.S. fiscal policy, the impact of economic stimulus legislation on the economy, and financial market regulation. They also answered quest…

Members of Congress and budget analysts talked about their bi-partisan proposals to reform the current budget system and reduce the federal deficit and national debt. The issue of health car…

A new group called the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform released a report on the federal debt and looked at ways to change the budget process. The commission includes several former …

Based on the Congressional Budget Office’s cost estimate for the Senate Finance Committee’s proposed health care bill, Douglas Holtz-Eakin talked about his thoughts on the estimated $829 bil…

The economic proposals of Senators John McCain and Barack Obama were examined in a panel discussion on the economic options of the next president with a budget deficit and an economy weaken…

Douglas Holtz-Eakin was interviewed about the state of the federal budget and the economy. He discussed the formation of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) after the passage of the Budget…

Committee members marked up budget reconciliation instructions to reduce the spending in H.Con.Res. 95. They also marked up the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005. Staff me…