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Tax policy experts and reform advocates testified before two House Ways and Means subcommittees at a joint hearing on U.S. tax disparities. Witnesses included Mark Mazur, deputy assistant tr…

Jack Lew, treasury secretary during the Obama administration, spoke about the fiscal challenges facing the incoming Biden administration. Secretary Lew talked about his recommendations for h…

The Urban Institute, in partnership with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, held a discussion on state budget priorities and sources of revenue. A panel of tax and state budget experts d…

The Senate Finance Committee, which writes tax policy, heard testimony from former Treasury Department officials at a hearing on comprehensive tax reform and the challenges in implementing s…

Senator Ron Wyden, senior Democrat on the Finance Committee, spoke about the prospects for changes to corporate tax policy. He criticized proposals by the Trump administration concerning tax…

Senator Ron Wyden, senior Democrat on the Finance Committee, spoke about the prospects for changes to corporate tax policy. He criticized proposals by the Trump administration concerning tax…

Budget and tax policy experts discussed the challenges facing state budgets in 2017. Topics included economic growth, infrastructure investment, Medicaid, and the potential effects of federa…

Committee members heard testimony from officials of the energy department and the natural gas industry about the supply and costs of natural gas.

Using a series of charts and graphs to explain his remarks, Mr. Mazur spoke to reporters about projections for energy consumption, production and prices. Following his remarks he answered qu…

Top climate and weather experts announced the winter forecast for the U.S. They said it was a more problematic forecast this year because of the lack of El Nino or La Nina hurricane weather …

The Senate Energy and National Resources Committee heard witnesses testify about the current outlook for supply of heating and transportation fuels during the coming winter. Among the issues…

Committee members heard testimony on gasoline prices in the Midwest and possible solutions to the crisis. Witnesses included governors from Midwestern states, as well as Energy Department an…

Witnesses testified about the impacts of rising petroleum prices and potential remedies to the problem. Among the issues they addressed were alternate energy sources, the need to preserve na…

Mr. Mazur talked about the rising cost of heating oil. He compared the current prices with prices from the recent and distant past and explained the price fluctuations. He responded to telep…