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Fair housing advocates testified on affordable housing proposals before the House Financial Services Committee. Topics included inflation, homelessness, housing supply and demand, rental ass…

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin (Bush administration, 2003-05) said that “competitive markets were not just a way to get people rich. They were a legitimate p…

Former Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin said the “midterms are typically bad for a sitting president,” as he discussed the possibility of Republicans gaining co…

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel and other economists talked about U.S. fiscal policy at the National Association for Business Economics' (NABE) annual conference. A…

Experts testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis to evaluate the effectiveness of COVID-19 pandemic relief programs. Several witnesses pointed to research dat…

The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing to examine worker wages and proposals to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour. Among the witnesses testifying were Costco CEO C…

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Various witnesses including a small town mayor, union represent…

Jack Lew, treasury secretary during the Obama administration, spoke about the fiscal challenges facing the incoming Biden administration. Secretary Lew talked about his recommendations for h…

The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee held a hearing on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a loan program created to provide businesses incentive to keep their workers…

The House Financial Services Committee held a virtual hearing on providing federal financial aid for states and territories to help mitigate economic pressures and budgetary shortfalls cause…

Policy analysts discussed economic and fiscal trends at an annual conference hosted by the National Association for Business Economics. Topics included global financial stability and product…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine how to reduce prescription drug prices. Officials from two pharmaceutical trade associations testified along si…

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…

Former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Holtz-Eakin talked about issues such as tariffs, the Republican tax cuts, and wage growth were affecting the economy.

Stephen C. Goss, the Social Security Administration’s chief actuary, was one of the speakers at a discussion on the future of Social Security’s fiscal solvency and the future of the program’…

The House Budget Committee held its fifth and final hearing in a series examining the role of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in the legislative process. In the first panel, former CBO…

Key House and Senate staff members talked about the likelihood of major tax policy changes in 2017 as well as the various tax options and political implications. Speakers included the senior…

American Action Forum’s Douglas Holtz-Eakin talked about what faces Republicans as they attempt to replace the Affordable Care Act.

Douglas Holtz Eakin, former director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), participated in a discussion with other experts on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as it approac…

Douglas Holtz-Eakin spoke about some of the proposals to change corporate tax policy, including the House Republican approach for a consumption-based tax system. His remarks were part of an …