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Fiscal policy experts talked about the federal budget and responding to fiscal uncertainty. This program was part of a Brookings Institution Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy…

Participants spoke about the national debt, global economy, and fiscal policy. They focused on potential actions and ideas to reduce the size of the debt, either through spending reductions …

Former Congressional staffers and scholars talked about what goes on behind the scenes when legislation is passed. Topics included partisanship and national debt. John Hilley outlined his pr…

Panelists spoke about the budgetary priorities on the new Congress and incoming Obama administration. Among the issues they addressed were providing an eonomic stimulus for the poor economic…

David Rapp moderated an analysis of the results of the 2006 midterm elections. The panel focused on fiscal issues and the likely impact on appropriations measures of new Democratic leadershi…

Economic experts talked about the possible effects of the 2004 election results on economic and tax policy during President George W. Bush’s second term. Other topics included the House-Sen…

Legislative officials talked about various pieces of health care legislation being considered in Congress, including Medicare reform, prescription drug legislation, appropriations bills, and…