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Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel testified before the House Budget Committee on the U.S. budgetary and economic outlook. He said the federal deficit was projected to grow …

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel released the agency’s budget and economic outlook report for 2024 to 2034. Topics included growth projections, the deficit, tax reve…

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel discussed the current budget and economic outlook. He reported the U.S. could default on its debt between July and September unless …

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel discussed the debt limit during a fireside chat with the Bipartisan Policy Center. Topics included a recently released CBO report on…

Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel testified before the House Budget Committee on his agency’s updated budget report and the economic outlook for the country. Several topics…

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel and other economists talked about U.S. fiscal policy at the National Association for Business Economics' (NABE) annual conference. A…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a hearing on President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget requests for the Library of Congress, Congressional Budget Office, an…

Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swage, and a group of fiscal and monetary experts, participated in a virtual discussion on a post-pandemic economy hosted by the Concord Coalitio…

U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro and Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel testified on the country’s fiscal outlook before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal …

During testimony before the Senate Budget Committee the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel said the U.S. debt was “not facing an immediate fiscal crisis,” but he warne…

White House economic officials and fiscal policy experts talked about economic growth, the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on economies, and global fiscal policy at a series of panel disc…

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel testified before the House Budget Committee about his agency’s recent report on the budget and economic outlook for fiscal years 202…

The Urban Institute hosted a discussion on government-sponsored enterprises, known as GSEs. This panel focused on how the credit risk of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can be more widely dispers…

The American Enterprise Institute hosted a day-long conference looking back at the 2008 financial crisis. This portion included a panel discussion with economic scholars on the various cause…

Speakers talked about the economy and future tools available to lawmakers when another recession hits. Several of the panelists worked in previous administrations including those of Presiden…

Panelists talked about economic policy during the George W. Bush administration. Speakers included officials who served in the Council of Economic Advisers, the National Economic Council, an…

Mel Watt talked about managing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the 2014 strategic plan for their conservatorship. He said that the Federal Housing Finance Agency would stay out of the housing…

Phillip Swagel talked about the five-year anniversary of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), which allows at-risk homeowners to temporarily reduce their mortgage payments. As of…

Economic advisors from the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations talked about the economic impact of the 2008 financial crisis. David Wessel moderated. “2008 Revisited: The Economics of…

Aaron Klein talked about financial regulatory reform. He described his experiences as the chief economist of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and gave a chronolo…