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The Brookings Institute and New America Foundation and other Public Policy institutions hosted a forum on Fiscal Policy. Senator John McCain R-Arizona and Senator Joe Lieberman D-Connecticut…

Economists and business leaders spoke on the balance between the environment, technology, and economic growth in the third session on the second day of the Clinton economic conference in the…

Brookings Institution scholars talked about a report they released, “Restoring Fiscal Sanity: How to Balance the Budget.” The book analyzed the federal budget deficit and suggests ways to b…

Participants talked about the state of the economy and financing the needs of cities. Among the topics they addressed were federal levels of funding, economic stimulus proposals, tax policy,…

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee conducted a confirmation hearing for Alice Rivlin to be Deputy Budget Director in the Office of Management and Budget. Ms. Rivlin, who served as the…

Gov. Clinton held a news conference to announce his appointments for economic policy positions in his administration, including Secretary of the Treasury and Budget Secretary. Each of the ap…

Ms. Rivlin, a former director of the Congressional Budget Office, spoke on proposals to restructure the American government to deal with pressing problems in society. She advocated changing …

The Brookings Institution sponsored a forum to mark the release of a book by Alice Rivlin titled "Reviving the American Dream: The Economy, the States, and the Federal Government". Following…

The Democratic Leadership Council sponsored a forum during their meeting in New Orleans on strategies for United States economic policy. The Democratic Leadership Council is an offshoot of t…

House Banking Subcommittee looks at the Impact of the Budget deficit and asks the witnesses questions.

The House Ways and Means Committee continued its examination of the health of the U.S. economy. Members heard testimony on a number of congressional proposals aimed at providing tax relief t…

Members of the House Budget Committee’s Budget Process Reconciliation and Enforcement Task Force heard testimony on possible reforms of the Budget Enforcement Act. Of particular interest to …

The Woman’s National Democratic Club held a luncheon in honor of Rep. William Gray, who will resign his seat September 11 to assume the presidency of the United Negro College Fund. Following…

Alice Rivlin talked at the annual convention of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants about the finances of the District of Columbia. She looked at the future of the Washing…

Panel members addressed domestic social issues following the Persian Gulf war in the first annual seminar on U.S. domestic and foreign policy issues sponsored by the University of Maryland S…

The Brookings Institution, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank on public policy, held its 75th anniversary conference on public policy with invited speakers on U.S. domestic and foreign poli…

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget held a panel discussion on the means of creating an effective federal budget through the legislative process. Members of the panel spoke on…

The Women’s National Democratic Club’s mission was to provide a forum where democratic opinions were discussed to provide an environment of education, service, and political action. The spea…

Ms. Rivlin, Mr. Penner and Mr. Reischauer, all former directors of the Congressional Budget Office, discuss the effects of the federal budget on the American economy. Ms. Rivlin said the fed…

A portion of the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Social Security Tax Cut.