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In this portion of the “Principles First” summit, panelists talked about the state of the U.S. economy and the long-term challenges of federal deficits and debt. Also, former Republican Nati…

“By my best calculation, June 8 will be the day when Treasury can’t pay its bills,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. He and other economists testified before the Senate…

Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow and Economist Brian Riedl discusses the debate on raising the debt limit and federal spending.

Experts talked about budget gimmicks and fiscal responsibility.

Mayors from several cities testified on current infrastructure needs before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. They emphasized the importance of affordable housing and …

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the national debt, which totaled more than $21 trillion at the end of 2018. Fiscal policy analysts from a variety of think tanks talk…

Bruce Riedl talked about the current U.S. budget deficit and how it will be affected by President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2011 budget. He also responded to telephone calls and electroni…

James Kvaal and Brian Riedl reacted to the previous days' speech by President-Elect Barack Obama on the economy, and they responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. The President-Elec…

Mr. Reidl talked about his editorial piece “What Your Taxes Go For,” in which he outlined how the federal government spent tax revenues. He estimated the federal government would spend an av…

Participants spoke to reporters about tax policy, federal spending levels, wasteful programs, burdens placed on middle and working class tax payers, and various reform proposals. They also a…

Mr. Riedl talked about the appropriations process and the use of earmarks for spending projects in various congressional districts. He also talked about potential reforms and efforts to curb…

Americans for Tax Reform marked July 12 as Cost of Government Day for 2006. It was the day when all of the earnings of Americans are estimated to have paid the calendar year’s taxes. They an…

The Americans for Tax Reform held their annual rally and press conference on the day income taxes were due. They talked about issues before Congress, including extending dividend and capital…

Following opening remarks by former Representative Stenholm, panelists talked about budget deficit reduction in the context of funding recovery efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina, the …

Brian Riedl of the Heritage Foundation talked about the spending programs described in President Bush’s State of the Union address. He said that the president had proposed spending increases…

At a news conference, participants talked to reporters about tax policy and spending by both the federal and state governments. Following their remarks, they answered questions from the repo…