The most recent programs for the Budget Deficit Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=202 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, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 09:07:12 GMT Members of the U.S. House of Representatives debated the debt limit bill. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312580-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312580-4 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Lauren French was interviewed by Skype about the the House Republican debt prioritization bill that addresses what debts would be paid when the debt ceiling is reached. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312635-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312635-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Juan Enriquez, the head of Harvard University's Life Sciences Project, talked about how the national debt was preventing investment in the latest scientific developments. "A Vision of the Future and the Importance of Now" was part of the Peterson Foundation "2013 Fiscal Summit: Facing the Future." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312600-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312600-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former President Bill Clinton and Bill Gates were interviewed by Tamron Hall about debt, taxes, health care costs, immigration, and education. "Shaping America's Future" Major Trends, New Ideas, and Big Decisions" was part of the Peterson Foundation "2013 Fiscal Summit: Facing the Future." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312600-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312600-2 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Members 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 Policy" was part of the Peterson Foundation "2013 Fiscal Summit: Facing the Future." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312600-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312600-3 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Every year since 2006, C-SPAN invited students to take part in a StudentCam video documentary competition and join in on the debate over the nation's public policy issues. The theme for 2013 was, "What's the most important issue the president should consider in 2013?" Out of more than 3,500 participants, five students earned top honors. Three of them participated in a roundtable discussion of why they chose their particular issue and more specifically why President Obama should make it his top priority. Two of the the students had chosen the economy as an issue, which was the top issue among all StudentCam entries. Josh Stokes won the grand prize with his video, [Unemployment in America]. Alan Shimp won first place in the high school section with his video, [Free Candy]. Parin Bhaduri, with his partners, Austin Hoag and Nalin Varma, won first place in the middle school section with their video, [Public Transportation in the Nation]. Their videos were shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312356-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312356-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Alan Shimp's video, [Free Candy], was the high school-section first prize-winning video in C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest. He was a tenth grader at Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School in Midland, Pennsylvania. The local cable company was Comcast. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was an annual national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary on a specific theme.*In the 2013 contest participants were asked to send a message to the president on the issue they consider most important in 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311538-26 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311538-26 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Katherine Wang and Timothy Zhou's video, [Federal Deficit and Debt], was one of the middle school section second prize-winning videos in C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest. They were eighth graders at Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland. The local cable company was Comcast. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was an annual national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary on a specific theme.*In the 2013 contest participants were asked to send a message to the president on the issue they consider most important in 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311538-21 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311538-21 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Camila Tussie, Jacob Wilentz, and Brian Bosem's video, [Dangers of an Increasing Deficit ], was one of the middle school section third prize-winning videos in C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest. They were eighth graders at Falcon Cove Middle School in Weston, Florida. The local cable provider was Comcast. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was an annual national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary on a specific theme. In the 2013 contest participants were asked to send a message to the president on the issue they consider most important in 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311538-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311538-9 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former White House Budget Director David Stockman and former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker talked about the impact of national debt on the economy. They criticized the economic and monetary policies of President Obama, Congress, and the Federal Reserve. "The New Austerity: Pain Now or Pain Later?" was part of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers 50th anniversary spring conference, held at George Washington University's Marvin Center. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311904-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311904-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former Federal Reserve Board of Governors Chairman Paul Volcker expressed concern about the United States' long-term debt situation and warned that the Federal Reserve would have difficulty ending its economic growth programs. Other topics included Congress' failure to enact the Volcker Rule as part of the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law. The rule would ban certain types of risky trading by banks holding federally-insured deposits. After his remarks, Mr. Volcker was interviewed by Steve Liesman. "Lessons from the Financial Collapse -- Learned or Forgotten?" was the luncheon address at the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) 2013 Economic Policy Conference held in the Washington Court Hotel. The program began with the presentation to Mr. Volcker of the inaugural NABE Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Policy http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311285-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311285-4 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the sequester budget cuts scheduled to take effect the following day. "Sequestration," a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget cut in order to take back deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311247-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311247-2 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative Phil Roe (R-TN) talked about what he wanted to see come out of sequestration and how it affects his home state of Tennessee. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311217-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311217-6 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and other House Republican leaders spoke to reporters about the sequestration budget cuts set to happen later in the week. "Sequestration," a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget cut in order to take back deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311168-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311168-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the sequester budget that were to go into effect on March 1. "Sequestration," a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget cut in order to take back deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311143-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311143-2 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Co-Chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson talked about the national debt and budget deficit reduction. The co-founders of Campaign to Fix the Debt discussed their budget proposals and called the upcoming sequestration "stupid" and criticized both sides for failing to reach an agreement. They were interviewed by Mike Allen at his Politico Playbook Breakfast, held at the Newseum. The beginning of the program was disrupted by protestors. "Sequestration," a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget taken back in order to cut deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311039-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311039-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Obama administration cabinet officials testified on the impact of sequestration on their departments. Some of the services that would be cut included Agriculture Department inspections, airport customs, special education programs, and Transportation Security Administration agents. Secretary Donovan said that veterans receiving housing assistance would be displaced. Secretary Napolitano said that maintaining national security would be huge problem. Travelers passing through customs would face longer wait times. Mr. Werfel said that food inspections would be cut, leading to greater economic pressures and rising food prices. "Sequestration," a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget cut in order to take back deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310989-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310989-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT House Budget Committee leaders Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tom Price (R-GA) talked about ways Republicans and Democrats could work together on debt reduction and reaching compromise on upcoming budget deadlines. Topics included sequestration, tax policy, and Social Security and Medicare. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310948-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310948-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Douglas Elmendorf held a news conference on the just released projection of the federal budget and the economy for the next decade. Topics included debt levels, gross domestic production, and demographics. He said that unemployment was expected to remain above 7.5 percent through 2014, and budget deficits in the upcoming decade would total approximately $7 trillion. The report also showed that 2013 economic growth would be about half of what it could have been if not for scheduled budget cuts and tax increases. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310816-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310816-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Lori Montgomery spoke via Skype about the Senate vote that day on the bill to suspend the debt ceiling until May 19, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310748-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310748-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke to reporters following weekly party lunches about recent changes in Senate procedures and upcoming legislation on gun control and the debt ceiling. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310661-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310661-2 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters following weekly party lunches about upcoming legislation on the debt ceiling. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310661-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310661-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on the history of the national debt limit, negotiations between past Congresses and presidents to raise the limit, and executive branch constitutional options when the debt limit is reached. They also addressed congressional options such as Social Security and Medicare reforms, the sources of national debt, tax revenue, and the consequences of reducing the debt too quickly. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310510-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310510-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Conservative Republican congressmen spoke to the press about issues facing the 113th Congress, including raising the debt ceiling and deficit reduction. Representatives Schweikert, Labrador, Duncan, and Massie gave tentative support for a Republican plan that would suspend the debt ceiling until May 19, 2013, but calls for a Senate budget by April and a balanced budget in 10 years. Representative Schweikert said they would trust the Republican leadership but warned that if they fail, "there would be hell to pay." Other topics included American perceptions of the Republican Party, immigration reform, and tax reform. Conversations with Conservatives is a group of conservative House of Representatives members holding monthly meetings with the press to talk about the conservative agenda and issues of the day. This event in the Rayburn House Office Building was held in conjunction with the Heritage Foundation's weekly Bloggers Briefing. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310532-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310532-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The committee met to set rules to allow amendments for floor debate the next day on an extension of U.S. borrowing capacity by four months by waiving the debt ceiling until May 19, 2013. The proposed bill also requires both chambers of Congress to pass a budget plan by April 15 or have their salaries withheld. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310531-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310531-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT House Republican leaders spoke to reporters about a "No Budget. No Pay" provision in debt ceiling legislation that would be voted upon in the House the next day. The measure that would extend the debt limit until May 19, 2013, would include a provision that if Congress failed to pass a budget by April 15, lawmakers' salaries would be held in escrow until a budget was passed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310534-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310534-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT In this portion of the daily White House briefing, White House spokesman Jay Carney said the president would "welcome" congressional action on a three month extension of the debt ceiling. The House was expected to vote the next day on a measure that would extend the debt ceiling until May 19, 2013. He said President Obama supported eliminating the debt ceiling as an issue, but "would not stop in the way" of the House bill becoming law. He also responded to a question on global climate change. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310530-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310530-2 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former Senate Budget Committee Chairs Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) talked about the next steps to debt and deficit reduction. Topics included the raising of the debt ceiling, Social Security and Medicare reform, and sequestration. Kent Conrad showed various slides regarding revenue and spending during his speech. Following their presentations, they answered questions from the audience. Former Senator Gregg said during questioning that he did not believe an agreement could be worked out in the House but rather in the Senate. This event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., was part of Leading Authorities' Association Lecture Series, co-hosted with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.*There were introductory videos. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310443-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310443-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about resolving uncertainty in the federal government budget process in order to promote innovation. This forum was part of a Brookings Institution forum titled "Fostering Growth Through Innovation." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310395-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310395-2 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Retiring Senate Budget Committee Chair Kent Conrad (D-ND) spoke about "fiscal cliff" negotiations and gave solutions for long-term deficit reduction. Among his statements he said he would prefer to see a bigger deal when it comes to negotiations and called Speaker Boehner's latest "fiscal cliff" "Plan B" proposal "an utter waste of time." He used charts to illustrate his talk and then responded to questions from members of the audience. "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/310031-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310031-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and other members of the House Republican Conference held a press conference to highlight the effects the national debt would have on America's families, and to reaffirm the need for spending cuts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309905-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309905-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Viewers responded to the question, "Which tax deductions would you give up as part of a solution to reducing the budget deficit?" http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309912-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309912-2 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), accompanied by Democratic Senators Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer, and Patty Murray, briefed the media on the ongoing "fiscal cliff" negotiations. He said that Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's proposal to raise the debt limit was a good step in the negotiations. However, later in the day Senators McConnell and Reid could not agree on whether to require 60 votes for the passage of the debt limit agreement. "Fiscal cliff" referred to impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a budget agreement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309822-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309822-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama spoke at the quarterly meeting of the Business Roundtable about negotiations to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and spending cuts scheduled for January 2013 if Congress does not reach a budget agreement before then.*He responded to questions from the business executives in the audience. Due to technical difficulties the middle section of the program is missing. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309794-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309794-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Paul Weinstein talked about the role that the recommendations of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (also known as the "Simpson-Bowles Commission") were playing in the ongoing negotiations to avert the "fiscal cliff." Topics included the major provisions of the commission proposal, initial bipartisan reactions to the proposal, and how and why those reactions have changed. Mr. Weinstein also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. "Fiscal Cliff" referred to impending tax increases and spending cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a budget agreement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309735-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309735-3 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Republican representatives spoke to reporters following passage in the House of the STEM Jobs Act, which would stimulate the economy by making it easier for foreign students graduating with advanced degrees to stay in the U.S. by granting permanent residency visas for U.S.-trained math and science experts. The bill also allows for family reunification. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor also responded to questions about the Obama administration's latest deficit package, saying it was "not a serious offer." The plan, presented the previous day by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, called for $1.6 trillion in tax increases, $50 billion in economic stimulus, and an end to congressional control over the national debt limit. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309716-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309716-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT In his weekly legislative briefing with the press Speaker John Boehner responded to President Obama's speech at a toy factory in Pennsylvania earlier in the day about the economy and "fiscal cliff" negotiations. "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/309723-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309723-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Small business owners, CEOs and former political leaders from the Campaign to Fix the Debt held a briefing on Capitol Hill on avoiding the fiscal cliff and debt reduction. They discussed the diversity of the group which includes small business owners to CEOs and students who all want to spur Washington politicians into action and called for a "grand bargain" that would restore stability to financial markets. Maya MacGuineas, the campaign's head, called on political leaders to rise above partisan politics for the "good of the country." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309661-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309661-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the Weekly Republican Address. She expressed her Thanksgiving wishes, saying that Thanksgiving is a time for American's to come together. She also discussed the impending tax increases and budget cuts known as the "fiscal cliff." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309604-102 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309604-102 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tom Shoop talked about what sequestration and the "fiscal cliff" could mean to the federal government. Topics included responsibility for managing the budget cuts, the impetus behind the creation of the "fiscal cliff," and which programs were exempt from budget cuts. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. "Fiscal cliff" referred to the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a budget agreement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309559-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309559-3 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT David Walker discussed his ideas for averting the "fiscal cliff," and his view that even if this fiscal emergency is solved it does little to diffuse the underlying problem plaguing the U.S. economy: the growing national debt. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program. "Fiscal cliff" refers to the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if congress failed to reach a budget agreement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309518-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309518-3 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tim Pawlenty talked about the financial sector/business community response to the "fiscal cliff" and the U.S. economy. Former Minnesota Governor Pawlenty ran for president early in 2012, and after he left the race, he became co-chair of Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign for president. In September 2012 he left that position. The Financial Services Roundtable announced on Sept. 20 that Mr. Pawlenty would be its President/CEO. The Financial Services Roundtable is made up largely of banks and credit card companies. "Fiscal Cliff" refers to the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress could not reach a new budget agreement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309504-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309504-1 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Political activists spoke outside the White House after meeting with President Obama and Vice President Biden to discuss the "fiscal cliff," the impending budget cuts and tax increases at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a budget agreement. They focused on extending Bush-era tax cuts for the middle class and protecting entitlement programs while also noting noted the strong support from minority groups for the president in his re-election bid. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309499-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309499-3 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Bipartisan congressional leaders spoke to reporters outside the White House after meeting with President Obama about the "fiscal cliff." All four described the meeting as "very constructive." House Speaker John Boehner said he outlined a framework during the meeting for moving forward. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he could see the "cornerstones" of a deal, and vowed that work would continue through the Thanksgiving recess in order to reach agreement before the end of December. The "fiscal cliff" referred to impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a new budget agreement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309499-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309499-2 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) discussed the congressional lame-duck agenda, and negotiations to avoid the "fiscal cliff," the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a new budget agreement.*He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309496-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309496-5 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) discussed the congressional lame-duck agenda, and negotiations to avoid the "fiscal cliff," the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a new budget agreement. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309496-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309496-4 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) talked about the latest news stories, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the "fiscal cliff" impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress cannot reach a new budget agreement, the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and General David Petraeus' resignation as CIA director. Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309467-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309467-4 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) talked about the "fiscal cliff," the automatic tax increases and spending cuts scheduled for January 2013 if Congress failed to reach a budget agreement before then. He said that the sequestration of funds would be more damaging than the tax increase and that the "fiscal cliff" would cause a "short-term bump to the economy," which could be undone. Representative Frank also said the 2012 election was a mandate against severe domestic funding cuts. He was interviewed by Andrew Sorkin. This was part of the fourth annual Washington Ideas Forum. held by [The Atlantic], the Aspen Institute, and the Newseum in the Annenberg Theater. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309451-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309451-3 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, talked about the "fiscal cliff," the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress fails to reach a new budget agreement. He listed a number of options he believed could be part of a deficit reduction package, guessing that the final bill would contain about $5 trillion in savings, and saying it was conceivable that negotiations would break down, sending the country over the "fiscal cliff." He was interviewed by John Bussey. "A Retiring Senate Budget Chairman Peers Over the Fiscal Cliff" was a program of the [Wall Street Journal] CEO Council's fifth annual meeting, held at the Four Seasons Hotel. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309412-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309412-8 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner defended President Obama's insistence on vetoing any bill that extends Bush-era tax rates for those making $250,000 or more, calling Republican opposition to the move "deeply implausible." Mr. Geithner also said the financial situation in Europe would continue to stabilize despite recent developments. He was interviewed by David Wessel. "Administration Response" was a program of the [Wall Street Journal] CEO Council's fifth annual meeting, held at the Four Seasons Hotel. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309412-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309412-7 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT