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Representatives from charitable organizations testified on the impact of state welfare and private philanthropic programs in reducing poverty. They talked about the different forms of povert…

Douglas Elmendorf testified at a House Budget Committee hearing on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) annual report on the long-term budget outlook. CBO Director Elmendorf said the repo…

Witnesses testified on the effectiveness of federal aid programs in reducing poverty. In the first panel House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn (D-SC) told the committee that the fede…

The House Budget Committee considered the fiscal year 2015 budget resolution introduced by Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI). Part 1 includes opening remarks and debate on repealing the Afford…

The House Budget Committee considered the fiscal year 2015 budget resolution introduced by Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI). They debated amendments on immigration reform, the minimum wage, a…

The House Budget Committee marked up the fiscal year 2015 budget resolution introduced by Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI). They debated amendments on immigration reform, the minimum wage, an…

White House Budget Director Sylvia Burwell testified on President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal. The $3.9 trillion proposed budget would increase funding for the Departments of Ve…

Scenes of the distribution of the fiscal year budget arrival on Capitol Hill were shown.

Douglas Elmendorf testified on the 2014 federal budget and economic outlook. The Congressional Budget Office report showed that the federal budget deficit would decrease in the short term be…

Doug Elmendorf testified before the House and Senate budget Conference Committee. He told members that even a short term agreement on spending levels would be better than no deal at all.

House and Senate negotiators held their first formal meeting on the 2014 federal budget. The conference committee was supposed to come up with a budget plan by mid December 2013, as called f…

Douglas Elmendorf testified on the latest Congressional Budget Office report on the long-term federal budget outlook. According to the report, the budget deficit will shrink to $378 billion …

Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey testified on the Defense Department fiscal year 2014 defense budget request. The budget request included $527 billion in …

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew testified about the president’s fiscal year 2014 revenue and economic policy proposals. In his remarks he called on Congress to increase the federal debt limit b…

Jeffrey Zients, acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, testified about the president’s fiscal year 2014 budget request. Among the topics he addressed were increa…

The House Budget Committee marked up the Republican fiscal year 2014 budget proposal. In part one, members made opening statements.

The House Budget Committee considered the fiscal year 2014 budget resolution introduced by Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI). The proposal titled “The Path to Prosperity” aims to balance the b…

The House Budget Committee considered the fiscal year 2014 budget resolution introduced by Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI).

The House Budget Committee considered the fiscal year 2014 budget resolution introduced by Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI). Members voted along party lines, 22-17, with only two amendments o…

Douglas Elmendorf testified on the 2013 federal budget and economic outlook. He said that 750,000 jobs would be lost during the year if Congress does not reach an agreement to avoid automati…