March 4, 1997

State of the U.S. Economy

In his testimony, Chairman Greenspan said that the U.S. economy is favorable and that sustainable growth will probably continue with low inflation. He… read more

In his testimony, Chairman Greenspan said that the U.S. economy is favorable and that sustainable growth will probably continue with low inflation. He strongly supported the creation of a commission to set the size of the annual cost-of-living adjustments in Social Security, other federal benefits and income taxes. He said there is “almost a 100 percent probability that we are overcompensating the average Social Security recipient for increases in the cost of living.” close

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Ken Bentsen Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Jim Bunning U.S. Representative [R] Kentucky

Eva M Clayton U.S. Representative [D] North Carolina
Jim Davis U.S. Representative [D] Florida
Bob Goodlatte U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Alan Greenspan Chair Federal Reserve->Board of Governors
Van Hilleary U.S. Representative [R] Tennessee
Dave Hobson U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
John Kasich U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
Dan Miller U.S. Representative [R] Florida
David Minge U.S. Representative [D] Minnesota
Alan B. Mollohan U.S. Representative [D] West Virginia
Mike Parker U.S. Representative [R] Mississippi
Christopher Shays U.S. Representative [R] Connecticut
Brad Sherman U.S. Representative [D] California
Nick Smith U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
John M Spratt Jr. U.S. Representative [D] South Carolina
John E. Sununu U.S. Representative [R] New Hampshire

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Program ID:: 79334-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Mar 04, 1997 | 10:07am EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Mar 09, 1997 | 5:08am EST | C-SPAN 1

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Mar 04, 1997 | 10:07am EST | C-SPAN 1
Mar 05, 1997 | 2:15am EST | C-SPAN 1
Mar 05, 1997 | 6:36am EST | C-SPAN 2
Mar 09, 1997 | 5:08am EST | C-SPAN 1

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