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Tax Foundation’s Scott Hodge, one of the inventors of the child tax credit nearly 25 years ago, discusses his Wall Street Journal piece in which called the tax policy a “failed experiment” a…

A Senate subcommittee convened a hearing to examine Democratic tax policy proposals, including taxing households with a net worth of $50 million and above.

Seth Hanlon and Scott Hodge talked about the Biden administration’s goals to change tax policy in order to pay for proposed programs.

Tax Foundation president Scott Hodge talked about the presidential candidates' tax plans.

Tax policy experts testified at a hearing on possible reforms to the U.S. business tax code. The witnesses offered changes they believe could spur economic growth. In his opening statement, …

Scott Hodget talked about negotiations between President Obama and congressional leaders on the budget, national debt reduction, and raising taxes. He also responded to telephone calls and e…

Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) and others spoke about the future of U.S. tax policy and their opposition to the expiration of any of the tax cuts passed by the George W. Bush administration. He a…

The Heritage Foundation held a panel discussion on “The American Experiment: What the 2005 Index of Dependency Tells Us About Its Prospects.” Members of the panel discussed the balance bet…

At a news conference, participants talked to reporters about tax policy and spending by both the federal and state governments. Following their remarks, they answered questions from the repo…

Congressional leaders spoke about their legislative agenda, tax policy, and current global events. They also answered questions from the audience.

House Majority Leader Representative Dick Armey (R-Texas) moderated a meeting of economic experts who talked about tax reform and simplification. Among the issues they addressed were the via…

A Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee held a hearing on Reinventing Government. Senators heard testimony on issues of government inefficiency and waste, problems of management and where…

Participants talked about the federal budget process as it has operated since the early 1970s. They outlined the various stages from the president’s presentation to the passage of final appr…

At the 1997 National Taxpayers Union Conference two panelists discussed the inefficiency of various federal programs. After introductory remarks by Citizens Against Government Waste Presiden…

The Heritage Foundation representatives talked to reporters about a federal budget proposal to be presented to Congress after the recess. It included reducing the cabinet from 14 to 5 depart…

This was a capitol conference to discuss the so-called “A to Z” spending cuts proposal, which proposed to set aside up to 56 hours of debate for nothing but spending cut proposals. The repre…

Former Senator William Proxmire, D-WI, and Scott Hodge of the Heritage Foundation expressed their views on government waste, including examples of excessive government spending and the Clint…

The guests discussed the 1994 Budget proposal from the Clinton administration and its potential impact on the U.S. economy and deficit. Hodge mentioned that it was a policy mistake based on …

During the 1990 budget negotiations, Congress and the White House agreed to certain spending limits. Mr. Hodge and Mr. Greenstein discussed whether or not government spending is actually on …

Three panelists discussed how Bush can take advantage of his high popularity to the Persian Gulf war to win domestic policy wars. Ms. O’Beirne talked about education, parent-empowerment stra…