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The House debated a bill to prevent across the board spending cuts by waiving “Pay-As-You-Go” rules. Those cuts were triggered by the recent coronavirus pandemic relief package.

The Millennial Debt Foundation hosted a virtual discussion with Republican Senators Joni Ernst (IA), Ron Johnson (WI) and Marco Rubio (FL) on the consequences of the national debt. The…

The Millennial Debt Foundation hosted a virtual discussion on the consequences of the national debt with Republican Representatives Bryan Steil (WI) and William Timmons (SC) and former…

U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testified before the Senate Budget Committee on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) annual report on the nation’s fiscal health. Topics included steps…

Phillip Swagel, director of the Congressional Budget Office, talked about how his department works, U.S. debt and deficit, economic growth, and the fiscal year 2021 budget delivered to…

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas talked about 2020's projected $1 trillion federal budget deficit.

Yuval Levin talked about his National Review Magazine piece on the rising U.S. budget deficit and Washington’s inability to address it.

American Action Forum’s Gordon Gray discussed the rising budget deficit and state of the U.S. economy following this week’s stock market losses.

The American Conservative Union hosted its annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) near Washington, DC. In this session Senator David Perdue (R-GA) participated in a discussion on…

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Keith Hall spoke with reporters about the CBO’s budget and economic outlook for 2019 through 2029. “Debt is on an unsustainable course in CBO’s…

President George H.W. Bush responded to reporters' questions concerning his decision to veto the continuing resolution passed late on October 5. The president had just met with…

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Keith Hall and Assistant Director for Tax Analysis John McClelland briefed reporters on the findings of the just-released CBO annual budget and economic…

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question “Are you concerned about rising debt?”

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Keith Hall and Deputy Director Mark Hadley held a press briefing to release their agency’s latest budget and economic outlook. According to the…

Up to Our Necks was the grand prize winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. The video was produced by Olivia Hurd, a tenth grader at Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma. The local cable company…

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) talked about the 2015 “Wastebook,” Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways The Goverment Dropped the Ball, which highlights examples of unnecessary or excessive spending across the federal…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) met with reporters following the House 266-167 vote in favor of the two-year, $18 billion budget deal…

The House debated a bill to reduce the deficit by about $80 billion. It would repeal of some of the health care law provisions: individual and employer mandates, medical devices tax, and the 40% tax on…

John Shaw talked by video from Capitol Hill about the budget reconciliation bill being debated in the House, as well upcoming votes on raising the debt ceiling prior to the November 3,…

House members debated the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3762, Deficit Reduction Reconciliation. Provisions would repeal the individual and employer mandates in the health care bill and…