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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 Politi…
647 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 Politi…
647 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 jobs,…
856 viewsWashington Post White House economic policy reporter Damian Paletta discussed President Trump and his role in the 2018 G-7 Summit.
138 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 Secur…
786 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 …
1,016 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 collec…
342 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 abou…
707 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 ch…
535 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 …
875 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 was…
301 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 Ca…
597 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 oth…
66 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 nea…
247 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 incr…
1,252 viewsDamian Paletta spoke by phone about his Wall Street Journal front-page story on the economy and economic issues in the 2012 presidential campaign.
104 viewsTom Donohue talked about the U.S. economy. Topics included employment, taxes and trade, and the role of business in the economy.
288 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…
338 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 appoint…
146 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.
160 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 b…
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