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In a Rose Garden ceremony before a large audience, President Bill Clinton signed a document vetoing Republican-backed budget legislation that provided for $800 billion in tax cuts over the n…

Representative Jim Nussle(R-Iowa) spoke to reporters about a report by the Congressional Budget Office that forecast a lower budget surplus than previously projected. He also pledged not to …

Democratic leaders spoke to reporters about a report issued by the Congressional Budget Office which indicated that the estimated budget surplus was lower than previously reported. Among the…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments and questions about the latest budget surplus predictions.

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments and questions about the Congressional Budget Office’s announcement about the size of the budget surplus.

Representative Spratt spoke to reporters about the Congressional Budget Office’s surplus predictions, the impact of the Bush administration tax cut on the surplus, and the state of the econo…

Representative Spratt spoke to reporters about a report from the Office of Management and Budget which said that estimated budget surpluses would be much lower than previously predicted. Fol…

Mr. Daniels released the Office of Management and Budget’s report regarding the mid-season numbers for the 2001 federal budget. The report indicated that the size of the predicted budget sur…

Professor Dale Jorgenson talked about the next phase for the U.S. economy. He said economists were wrong in predicting that the late 1990s economic boom would continue. The surge was caused …

Participants talked about the Congressional Budget Offices' mid-year review regarding the federal budget surplus and why some Congressional leaders were blaming the tax cut for lower project…

President Bush talked about the federal budget surplus and tax cuts, saying that while surplus estimates by the Office of Management and Budget had been lowered his proposed tax cut would no…

Mr. Daniels testified about the state of the U.S. economy and the federal budget. He opposed using budget surplus funds to pay down very much of the federal debt and favored the tax rebate b…

Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), Chair of the Senate Budget Committee, talked about new federal budget surplus projections and answered media questions.

Participants talked with reporters about saving federal dollars for the future through budget policy, tax cuts, and disciplined use of the federal budget surplus. Among the issues they addre…

Representative Armey talked about the budget surplus and how some of the surplus would be used to purchase portions of the private sector. He proposed a larger tax cut to avoid such a takeov…

Senator Baucus spoke to seniors about spending budget surpluses, tax cuts, education, and health care issues. Following his remarks he answered questions from members.

Committee members heard testimony on Congressional Budget Office projections for the U.S. economy and the federal budget surplus.

Republican Representatives J.C. Watts (Oklahoma), House Majority Leader Dick Armey (Texas), Deborah Pryce (Ohio) and Jim Nussle (Iowa) spoke to reporters about new budget surplus estimates a…

Rep. Kuykendall talked about the federal budget surplus and its uses.

President Clinton spoke about his veto of a Republican estate tax bill that would eliminate the estate tax. He said that the plan would only benefit the rich and potentially harm the economy…