The most recent programs for the Joint Committee type. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=format&id=30 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 15:49:14 GMT Joint Committee Former chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers for Presidents George W. Bush and Obama gave an assessment of the health of the U.S. economy, why growth in the economy continues to remain slow, and how to spur job creation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311239-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311239-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on the effects of the "fiscal cliff" on the U.S. economy and the middle class, with a focus on sustaining long-term economic growth, reducing U.S. debt, and protecting the middle class. They agreed that the issue need to be resolved immediately to avoid another recession, but disagreed on how to raise revenue to achieve fiscal sustainability. "Fiscal cliff" referred to the impending tax increases and sequestration budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a new budget agreement. "Sequestration," a legal procedure in which automatic budget cuts are triggered, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309812-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309812-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on the legislative priorities of veterans' service organizations. Senator Lugar introduced James Koutz, the new national commander of the American Legion, who presented the report of a survey done by the American Legion on veteran issues, such as the poor quality of medical care for women veterans, long processing times for veterans' claims, and getting veterans back to work. Verna Jones and Peter Gaytan also responded to questions. Also present, but not speaking, were Ben Governor and Mike Helms. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308574-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308574-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about U.S. tax policy and the capital gains tax rate in the context of comprehensive tax reform. The maximum capital gains tax rate was 15 percent, as compared to the maximum individual ordinary income tax rate of 35 percent. Absent Congressional action, the maximum statutory capital gains rate would increase to 20 percent on January 1, 2013, while the maximum individual ordinary income tax rate would increase to 39.6 percent. Beginning in 2013, however, an additional 3.8 percent tax would be imposed on net investment income earned by certain individuals. "Net investment income" includes, among other items, capital gains. Furthermore, the 2013 scheduled restoration of the "Pease limitation" on itemized deductions would impose a roughly 1.2 percent marginal rate on capital gains, bringing the top federal rate on capital gains to 25 percent in 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308302-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308302-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ben Bernanke testified about the state of the U.S. economy. In addressing the rise in unemployment and slow job growth during May 2012, he said the causes were unclear and did not necessarily mean that recovery was stalling, and that overall the Federal Reserve is relatively optimistic about the country's economy. He also spoke at length in his opening statement about impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress cannot reach a new budget agreement. He urged lawmakers to to "avoid unnecessarily impeding the current economic recovery." He answered questions from committee members about the fiscal health of European Union, actions the central bank might take to boost the economy, the housing market, and other subjects. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306242-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306242-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Galvin and Thomas Nardone testified about the most recent report on unemployment. The unemployment rate dropped from 8.5 percent to 8.3, the lowest in nearly three years. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304211-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304211-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Defense Department officials testified on homegrown terrorism, specifically threats to U.S. bases and the military community. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303057-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303057-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The House and Senate Homeland Security Committees held a joint hearing to look at homegrown terrorism, specifically threats to U.S. military community. Daris Long was the father of the late U.S. Army Private William Andrew Long, who was shot and killed in a 2009 terrorist attack on a military recruiting center in Little Rock, Arkansas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303057-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303057-2 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. The unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent, the first decrease since July 2011, and 80,000 new jobs were created. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302501-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302501-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former officials tasked with finding a solution to the nation's debt and deficit problems testified about their previous attempts to offer solutions and the work of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. In their testimony they expressed concerns about the committee's ability to find a solution, discussed strategies for revenue enhancement and spending cuts, and talked about needed changes to entitlement programs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302425-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302425-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Douglas Elmendorf testified on discretionary federal spending at a hearing of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Among the topics he addressed were defense spending, tax policy, federal revenue, entitlement programs, and the effects of President Obama's announcement of troop withdrawal from Iraq on the deficit. The hearing was briefly interrupted by a protester representing the Occupy Wall Street movement who called for tax increases on the richest one percent and an end to war as a means of reducing the deficit. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302303-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302303-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ben Bernanke testified on the U.S. economic outlook. Among his comments he said the economic recovery was close to faltering. He said the Federal Reserve was prepared to take additional steps to help, and urged Congress to act as well. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301883-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301883-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thomas Barthold testified on individual and corporate tax rates before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing on tax code reform. The bipartisan Select Deficit Reduction Committee was created as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Its purpose was to recommend by November 23, 2011, $1.2 trillion in budget deficit reduction over a ten-year period. Automatic spending cuts would be triggered if Congress failed to pass the committee's recommendations by December 23, 2011. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301674-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301674-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about global trade strategy and job creation. Among the topics they addressed were the state of international trade competition, pending free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama, as well as Chinese trade practices and policies. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301693-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301693-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about the impact of the public debt on the U.S. economy. They focused on the challenges of creating jobs in a harsh economic environment and disagreed on the route the White House should take to lower the federal debt. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301649-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301649-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Douglas Elmendorf testified before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. In his remarks he talked about the state of the economy and deficit spending, saying that larger short-term deficits might be required to assist economic growth. He urged the committee to develop a plan that was "sufficiently specific and widely supported" to boost confidence in the plan. He also talked about the European experience with austerity programs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301497-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301497-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The CIA and National Intelligence directors testified about the threat against the U.S. posed by al-Qaida and other terror groups. In his first appearance as CIA director, General Petraeus said that al-Qaida's recent losses of Osama bin Laden and others had opened "an important window of vulnerability," but terrorist organizations remained motivated to attack. Other issues addressed were the use of unmanned drones, the use of enhanced interrogation techniques, and inter-agency cooperation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301514-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301514-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction held its first meeting. The bipartisan supercommittee aims to recommend $1.2 trillion in budget deficit reduction over a ten-year period. Members made opening statements and established committee rules. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301430-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301430-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Commissioner Keith Hall testified about the latest report on unemployment statistics. The report showed the unemployment rate fell slightly to 9.1 percent from 9.2 percent in June. He called the jobs numbers "treading water," and said the U.S. had fallen so far behind on job creation relative to population that it would take years of significantly higher job growth to get back on track. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300916-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300916-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about overhauling the tax code and the economic impacts of taxation on business and individual debt. This was the first tax-related joint hearing of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees since 1940. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300491-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300491-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses spoke about sustaining recent U.S. manufacturing growth. Some of the ideas include changing the corporate tax structure and removing uncertainty from the American manufacturing market place. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300168-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300168-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Joint Economic Committee held a hearing on economic growth in the U.S. and other countries through federal spending and debt reduction. Witnesses also talked about a report by Republican members, "Maximizing America's Prosperity, Lessons on Fiscal Rules from Other Developed Countries and U.S. States" which described the experiences of America's global competitors in reducing their debt and its impact on their economies. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300140-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300140-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. The unemployment rate rose from 8.8 to 9 percent. Non-farm payrolls grew by 244,000 for the third consecutive month of more than 200,000 added jobs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299371-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299371-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Keith Hall testified about March's employment report. The nation's unemployment rate fell to 8.8 percent in March and the U.S. added 216,000 jobs overall. The rate fell from February's 8.9 percent, the fourth straight decrease. The private sector accounted for all the new jobs in March, adding 230,000 positions after a 240,000 increase in February. Government employment fell 14,000, declining for a fifth straight month as local governments let go 15,000 workers. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and mining while employment in manufacturing continued to trend upwards. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298798-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298798-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. The unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296885-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296885-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Lyle Denniston spoke by phone about the new Supreme Court term. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295811-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295811-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. The unemployment rate remained at 9.5 percent with the economy losing 131,000 jobs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294945-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294945-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Christina Romer testified on the U.S. economic outlook. Among the topics she addressed was a report from the Council of Economic Advisors which said that the economic stimulus bill had created or saved about 3 million jobs. It also raised the gross domestic product to about 3 percent. She also testified about the future economic outlook, saying that deflation was a risk but did not feel the economy would fall back into recession. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294527-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294527-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. The unemployment rate dropped to 9.5%, the lowest in almost a year. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294353-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294353-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on the impact the recession has had on young workers, and actions Congress can take to decrease unemployment among young workers. The committee released a report that said 20 percent of young worker between the ages of 16-24 are unemployed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293736-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293736-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. The unemployment rate rose from 9.7 percent in March to 9.9 percent. The number of jobs created was 290,000, the most in four years. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293393-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293393-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ben Bernanke testified on the economic outlook. In his testimony he said the U.S. economy should grow at a moderate pace this year, but said he does not expect the unemployment situation to improve significantly in the near term. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292988-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292988-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. The unemployment rated remained at the January 2010 rate of 9.7%. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292396-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292396-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about ways to promote job creation. Among the topics they addressed were current levels of stimulus spending in the economy, job creation programs being debated in Congress, prospects for future job growth, and international trade issues. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292284-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292284-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. He said that unemployment rates had dropped to 9.7 percent, down 0.3 percent. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291961-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291961-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Keith Hall testified about the most recent report on unemployment. He said that unemployment rates had dropped slightly, but remained at approximately 10%. He also testified about long term prospects for economic recovery and improvement in the jobless numbers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290439-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290439-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on proposals that would regulate currently unregulated financial markets. They focused on over-the-counter derivatives markets, which Ms. Born said had become "extremely dangerous." She urged lawmakers to model new laws regulating derivatives trading on those already in place governing the futures and options markets. Witnesses also talked about closing loopholes in proposed regulations and the manner in which exchanges would work. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290391-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290391-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Joint Economic Committee heard a report on October 2009 employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate rose to 10.2%, up from 9.8% the previous month and the highest employment rate since April of 1983. Keith Hall in his testimony talked about various job areas and their job loss statistics. He noted that the health care industry is one of the few areas were the number of jobs are increasing. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289843-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289843-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Joint Economic Committee heard a report on September 2009 employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent as the economy shed 263,000 more jobs. The economy has now shed jobs for 21 consecutive months. Following opening statements by the Chair Carolyn Maloney and other members, the committee heard from Keith Hall, who heads the Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289267-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289267-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Joint Economic Committee heard a report on July 2009 employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The report found that the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 9.4%, the first decline in 15 months. The economy lost 247,000 jobs in July, the smallest number since August 2008. Mr. Hall characterized the report as "encouraging" and had surprised most analysts who had predicted an increase in the unemployment rate. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288274-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288274-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Members talked about the Congressional Oversight Panel's June report to Congress on the strength of financial institutions that have received money through the Troubled Asset Relief Program. This was a brief opening portion of the hearing in which Elizabeth Warren testified about the report. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286920-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286920-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Warren testified about the Congressional Oversight Panel's June report to Congress on the strength of financial institutions that have received money through the Troubled Asset Relief Program. She talked about the government stress test evaluations of financial institutions, the impact of the results on restoring market confidence, and the panel's current oversight activities as they relate to the TARP program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286920-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286920-2 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Joint Economic Committee heard a report on May 2009 employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The report found that the unemployment rate continued to rise, increasing to 9.4 percent from 8.9 percent. Steep job losses continued in manufacturing, while declines moderated in construction and several service-providing industries. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286863-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286863-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Joint Economic Committee held a hearing on the newly released Bureau of Labor Statistics employment figures. The report noted that 539,000 jobs were lost in April and the unemployment rate rose to 8.9 percent http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286226-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286226-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The House Appropriations Committee held a hearing to mark up and offer amendments to the fiscal year 2009 Supplemental Spending Bill. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285781-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285781-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified about the U.S. economic outlook, saying significant progress had been made in restoring stability to financial markets since a "truly cataclysmic collapse" was averted in September and October. He also spoke about the Federal Reserve's program to buy up to $300 billion in Treasury Bonds, the state of capital and private capital markets, as well as mortgage and corporate bond markets. He also assured lawmakers the Federal Reserve was focused like a "laser beam" on a strategy to keep inflation low. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285707-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285707-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Joint Economic Committee held a hearing on the second quarterly report of the the special inspector general for TARP (Troubled Assets Relief Program). Neil Barofsky testified about investigations into fraud, waste and abuse of TARP funds, as well as allegations that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson pressured Bank of America chief executive Ken Lewis to keep quiet about the big losses incurred by the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285452-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285452-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Commissioner Hall testified about a report on March 2009 employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The report released the same day indicated that unemployment in the U.S. had risen from 8.1 percent in February to 8.5 percent, the highest levels since 1983. Commissioner Keith Hall testified about recent developments in the labor market. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285069-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285069-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Joint Economic Committee heard a report on February 2009 employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The report released the same day indicated that unemployment in the U.S. had risen from 7.6 to 8.1% over the past month as payroll employment declined by 2.6 million in the past 4 months. In February, job losses were large and widespread across nearly all major industry sectors. Commissioner Keith Hall testified about recent developments in the labor market. Topics included the relationship between unemployment and home foreclosures and the importance of census data being free of even the perception of political influence. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284472-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284472-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Joint Economic Committee heard a report on January 2009 employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The report released the same day indicated that unemployment in the U.S. had risen to a high of 7.6% over the past month. Commissioner Keith Hall testified to recent developments in the labor market and answered questions on national employment trends following twelve straight months of job losses. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283888-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283888-1 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT