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Witnesses testified on student loan debt and its effects on borrowers, career choice, and the economy. Brittany Jones talked about her struggles with student loan debt impeded her desire to …

William Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education, talked about his book, Is College Worth It?: A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken …

Economists, authors, and immigration advocates talked about the economic effects of naturalization. Topics included the difficulties of the naturalization process and why millions of eligibl…

Rep. Maloney asked a panel of economic experts if the US was in an economic recession.

Members of the Commission on the Future of Higher Education talked about methods of improving education beyond high school and a draft report to the Department of Education on the quality of…

Economist and Author, Richard Vedder, spoke about his book “Going Broke by Degree: Why College Costs Too Much". Mr. Vedder talked of factors contributing to the rising cost of college tuiti…

Participants talked about management of state budgets and levels of state spending on public services. Among the topics they addressed were health care spending, reducing duplication of serv…

Citizens for a Sound Economy released a report titled "50-State Medicaid Report Card", which detailed each state’s annual spending on its Medicaid program. They then hosted a luncheon that d…

Members of Congress, journalists and others spoke at the 1997 National Taxpayers Union Conference. They talked about why taxes should be reduced and various ways to accomplish this goal. The…

The House Banking Committee heard testimony from federal banking officials, economists, and credit card representatives concerning consumer loan delinquency. Much of the testimony focused on…

The committee continued to hear testimony on economic recovery proposals and the state of the American economy from a panel of policy experts and academicians. The hearing sought to provide …

The American Legislative Exchange Council held a conference of newly elected state legislators. The speakers spoke about the dangers of growing state government and suggested ways that legis…