Federal Budget
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…
286 viewsFiscal 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…
286 viewsPresident Obama’s economic and budget advisers and White House spokesperson Jay Carney presented the administration’s fiscal year 2015 budget.
1,100 viewsWhite House National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling was interviewed at Politico.com’s Morning Money Breakfast. Topics included economic policy and Obama administration second-term p…
426 viewsGene Sperling participated in the White House Daily Briefing to urge lawmakers to extend long-term unemployment benefits and said a bipartisan bill in the Senate would give lawmakers more ti…
3,597 viewsIndustry leaders talked about ways to encourage businesses to invest in and operate in the United States. Larry Fink said the United States was well-positioned to attract business investment…
682 viewsGene Speerling spoke to business leaders about the state of the economy, the recent government shutdown, and President Obama’s economic agenda. He also talked extensively about the governmen…
368 viewsGene Sperling talked about the challenges involved with providing education services for children in conflict zones, including the lack of education for girls in Afghanistan. He also compare…
97 viewsGene Sperling talked about the lack of education for girls in Afghanistan. This was a brief portion of his remarks during a plenary session of the United States Agency for International Deve…
175 viewsVice President Biden urged Congress to increase the minimum wage at an event honoring the 75th anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt signing the Fair Labor Standards Act. He also comme…
795 viewsMembers of Congress and the Obama administration were interviewed by Chuck Todd about U.S. debt and tax policies. “Expanding Opportunity and Promoting Growth: The Future of American Fiscal P…
329 viewsObama administration officials briefed reporters and answered questions about the fiscal year 2014 budget proposal.
276 viewsPresident Obama’s economic adviser Gene Sperling appeared on several talk shows Sunday, March 3, 2013. In this portion he talked about the impact on the economy of the automatic spending cut…
37 viewsHouse Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and President Obama’s economic adviser Gene Sperling appeared separately on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, March 3, 2013. They talked about the history of t…
125 viewsGene Sperling talked about the fiscal cliff, emphasizing the Obama administration’s position in favor of higher taxes for the wealthy. Mr. Sperling said the administration favored this polic…
170 viewsSenator Rob Portman (R-OH), a former director of the Office of Management and Budget, and by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling made the opening remarks at a discussion on redu…
190 viewsBusiness, political, and retired military leaders talked about the report they were releasing, “National Strategy for Energy Security: Harnessing American Resources and Innovation.” The repo…
1,260 viewsPresident Obama’s top economic adviser Gene Sperling talks about the “fiscal cliff,” the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress fails to reach a new budget ag…
130 viewsRon Brownstein interviewed Gene Sperling about the 2012 presidential election. He discussed tax cuts made during the George W. Bush administration, President Obama’s economic agenda if re-el…
89 viewsPanelists talked about women and the economy. Topics included entrepreneurship and workplace flexibility.
319 viewsBusiness and non-profit leaders talked about their efforts to increase high school graduation rates at an America’s Promise Alliance conference. Following opening remarks, Education Secretar…
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