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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talked about lawmakers' potential next steps as they seek to further address the COVID-19 pandemic and its broad impact on the U.S. economy. She also discus…

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 …

Panelists 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. They also talked about the overal…

Economic advisers for several presidential campaigns talked about the state of the U.S. economy and how economic issues would impact the 2008 presidential campaign. Among the issues they add…

Economist Milton Freidman talked about the relationship between private enterprise and public education. He cited the lack of competition in the educational system and the resulting complace…

Panelists discussed how the private sector could improve public education. Among the issues were how to ensure healthy competition and how to avoid monopolies. After their remarks they answe…

The panelists addressed how the private sector can focus on the needs of public education. The private sector can work much more quickly than a school board which enables the school to recei…

In a town hall-style forum, President Clinton and others talked with audience members about Social Security. Ms. Borger served as moderator.

President Bill Clinton gave a speech on the Future of Social security at a bipartisan Congressional delegation and policy analysts.

House Ways and Means Subcommittee members heard testimony from government officials and scholars regarding Social Security and personal savings accounts. Panelists talked about the possible …

Before voting on their final report, committee members heard testimony from members of the Advisory Commission on the Consumer Price Index about proposed changes to the index. The commission…

The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee and the five economists on the Consumer Price Index Commission released the committee’s final report on proposed changes to ho…

The current and former chairmen of the White House Council of Economic Advisers testified about the health of the U.S. economy. Committee members questioned reports that the economy is growi…

American Economic Association hosted a forum about economic issues in campaign 1996. The participants talked about the U.S. economy, analyzing the effect it will have on the 1996 presidentia…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Participants at the American Enterprise Institute spoke on the economic policy formulation and the Clinton Administration’s goals for the U.S. economic future. Following opening statements, …

Stanford economist Michael Boskin, spoke about his current project to determine “what economists know.” He talked about the science and history of economics.

Representative Richard Armey (R-TX), member of the Joint Economic Committee, chaired a forum sponsored by the House Republican Conference on the economic consequences of the Clinton administ…

Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Micheal Boskin spoke on the 1992 presidential election at a forum on the 1992 U.S. elections. He discussed the relationship between the current U.S. eco…

Budget Director Richard Darman and Chief Economic Adviser Michael Boskin briefed reporters in the White House on matters relating to the U.S. economy and the federal budget. The outlook prov…