Nightmare Scenario
Washington Post journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta took an in-depth look at the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. This virtual event was hosted by…
615 viewsWashington Post journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta took an in-depth look at the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. This virtual event was hosted by…
615 viewsLarry Kudlow, White House National Economic Council director, talked about President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget released earlier in the week. Other topics included the economy and…
824 viewsWashington Post White House economic policy reporter Damian Paletta discussed President Trump and his role in the 2018 G-7 Summit.
127 viewsHouse Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA) discussed the committee report approved that day on the investigation into the activities of Edward Snowden, the National…
760 viewsNicholas Rasmussen talked about terrorist threats against the U.S., terrorist threats elsewhere in the world, and U.S. response to these threats. After the interview the reporters discussed…
1,005 viewsDamian Paletta talked about his articles in the Wall Street Journal on the Paris attackers' use of technology to hide their communications and how this could rekindle debate over data…
325 viewsTelephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question, “Do you support or oppose renewing expiring provisions of the Patriot Act?” Throughout the program, Damian Paletta talked about the…
685 viewsRepresentative Tom Price (R-GA), incoming chair of the Budget Committee, talked about the budget process, the government funding bill passed by Congress, and how budget negotiations could…
522 viewsDouglas Elmendorf talked about a Congressional Budget Office report issued the previous day that suggested the federal budget deficit had fallen to $506 billion, less than one-third of what…
860 viewsDamian Paletta talked about mismanagement at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health facilities. He said while much of the scrutiny had been focused on the Phoenix facility, data that…
277 viewsJason Furman, the chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, talked about the latest jobs report, the debate on raising the minimum wage, income inequality, and the Affordable…
581 viewsDamian Paletta talked about the upcoming confrontation between the Obama administration and Congress over raising the debt limit. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew wrote to Speaker Boehner and…
61 viewsDamian Paletta talked about the details of the House and Senate proposed spending plans and what the plans offer for negotiating a final budget. The House plan aims to reduce spending by…
241 viewsDamian Paletta talked about developments in “fiscal cliff” negotiations. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. “Fiscal cliff” referred to the impending tax…
1,242 viewsDamian Paletta spoke by phone about his Wall Street Journal front-page story on the economy and economic issues in the 2012 presidential campaign.
95 viewsTom Donohue talked about the U.S. economy. Topics included employment, taxes and trade, and the role of business in the economy.
265 viewsDamian Paletta talked about the cost of the federally based disability payments and who qualifies to receive them. Other topics included the history and evolution of the program and when the Congressional Budget Offices…
321 viewsDamian Paletta talked about what the federal government is doing to address the U.S. federal debt and the future of recommendations made by the chairs of a bipartisan debt commission…
126 viewsDamian Paletta talked about the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and its implications for consumers and business. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
147 viewsSenator Mark Warner, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, talked about Senate efforts to develop financial regulation legislation. Topics included to efforts to re-impose a separation…
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