Congress Celebrates 200th Anniversary
The House and Senate met jointly to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the U.S. Congress. Remarks by leaders are followed by the unveiling of commemorative stamps.
958 viewsThe House and Senate met jointly to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the U.S. Congress. Remarks by leaders are followed by the unveiling of commemorative stamps.
958 viewsSecretary Brady spoke to Department of the Treasury employees in a farewell address approximately one week before the inauguration of the next administration. In his remarks, Secretary Brady…
200 viewsMr. Brady, former senator and chairman of the Brady Commission, discussed reforms of the stock market system since the stock market plunge in October, 1987. His remarks were made in a lunche…
148 viewsFinance officials of the United States, Japan, and members of the European Community met in Washington as part of the World Economic Development Congress. They spoke about economic issues in…
194 viewsHouse Banking Finance and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on the "State of the Thrift Depositor Program". The committee heard testimony in a semi-annual hearing on the security of cus…
145 viewsU.S. Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady addressed a luncheon audience during the forum on U.S. tax and trade policy entitled, “The Discord in U.S. Tax and Trade Policies: Prescriptions for Ch…
50 viewsFollowing an announcement by President Bush about aid to the former Soviet Union, Secretary of State James Baker spoke to reporters about the Freedom Support Act and called the aid a matter …
76 viewsSecretary Brady addressed guests and reporters concerning the U.S. economy. Topics included the U.S. economy compared to that of other leading nations, the importance of increasing technolog…
39 viewsSecretary Brady testified on U.S. foreign financial policy, including the Enterprise for Americas Initiative (Western hemisphere), and the question of aid to Eastern Europe and former Soviet…
61 viewsMembers of the Resolution Trust Corporation board discussed the status of the savings and loan bailout. The RTC was the agency responsible for managing and disposing of assets belonging to t…
62 viewsThe hearing was a follow-up to a hearing held in December which focused on the economy and certain legislative proposals to provide middle income tax relief and to stimulate the economy. In …
104 viewsThe committee heard testimony concerning the administration’s fiscal year 1993 economic recovery and growth package. The package called for a $50 billion cut in defense spending and the elim…
36 viewsThe George H.W. Bush administration’s three top economic spokesmen detailed President Bush’s fiscal year 1993 budget plan.
31 viewsThe committee heard testimony on U.S. tax policy and the health of the nation’s economy. The hearing is one in a series of congressional forums being held to examine a growing number of Demo…
70 viewsThe committee continued to hear testimony on proposals to reduce taxes for middle-class Americans from members of the Department of the Treasury and the White House. The middle class tax cut…
60 viewsThe Ways and Means Committee met to explore new methods of stimulating the nation’s economy. It was the first of several year-end hearings designed to examine proposals which, in part, would…
64 viewsWilliam Taylor was sworn in as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, after recently being confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He was formerly the top bank regulator for the Federa…
101 viewsSecretary of Housing and Urban Development Kemp, Secretary of the Treasury Brady and members of the Resolution Trust Corporation’s Oversight Board testified on the Resolution Trust Corporati…
126 viewsThe Bretton Woods committee, a group of academics, business executives, and financiers met in Washington to discuss the state of the global economy during their annual meeting. Their confere…
102 viewsMr. Brady spoke before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Insiders Breakfast on the state of the U.S. economy. A Commerce Department report released the same day said the U.S. GNP fell 1.6 percent…
44 views