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All Committee meetings are available LIVE on the Internet; check Schedule for times.
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01/17/08 |
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01/23/08 |
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01/29/08 |
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02/07/08 |
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02/13/08 |
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02/27/08 |
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02/27/08 |
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02/28/08 |
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03/05/08 |
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05/08/08 |
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06/24/08 |
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07/16/08 |
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07/30/08 |
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09/09/08 |
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09/16/08 |
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09/24/08 |
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09/25/08 |
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10/20/08 |
Witnesses:
The Honorable Benjamin S. Bernanke
Chairman
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Martin N. Baily, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
Brookings Institution
Iris J. Lav
Deputy Director
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
William W. Beach
Director, Center for Data Analysis
The Heritage Foundation
Web Casts: (3 hours, 2 minutes): Video (379mb) | Audio (43mb)
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Witnesses:
Maya MacGuineas
President
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Richard Kogan
Senior Fellow on Federal Budgeting
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
C. Eugene Steuerle, Ph.D.
Vice President
Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Web Casts: (1 hours, 15 minutes): Video (160mb) | Audio (18mb)
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Witness:
Dr. Peter Orszag
Director
Congressional Budget Office
Web Casts: (2 hours, 3 minutes): Video (257mb) | Audio (29mb)
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Iraq's Budget Surplus
Witnesses:
Joseph A. Christoff
Director, International Affairs and Trade
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Christopher M. Blanchard
Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs
Congressional Research Service
Frederick W. Kagan, Ph.D.
Resident Scholar
American Enterprise Institute
Lawrence J. Korb, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
Center for American Progress
Web Casts: (2 hours, 26 minutes): Video (305mb) | Audio (34mb)
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
A Weakened Economy: How to Respond?
Web Casts: (2 hours, 24 minutes): Video (312mb) | Audio (35mb)
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Rising Food Prices: Budget Challenges
Hearing Summary - Rising Food Prices, July 30, 2008
Web Casts: (2 hours, 12 minutes): Video (280mb) | Audio (31mb)Return to TOP
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Getting Better Value in Health Care
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
The SAFE Commission Act (H.R. 3654) and the Long-Term Fiscal Challenge
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Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 10:00 a.m.
Joint Hearing of the Committee on the Budget and
the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
on Financing Infrastructure Investments
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Committee Markup of
H.Con.Res.312
The resolution revises the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
Web Casts (approximately 12 hours total):
Video
Opening Remarks and Majority Presentation (1 hour, 15 minutes, 160mb)
Video
Minority Presentation and Staff Walk Through (1 hour, 25 minutes, 181mb)
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009 (H.Rpt. 110-543) 187 pages - TEXT 427K | PDF 1.3M | HTML 794K
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Members' Day
Witnesses:
The following Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Christopher Murphy, CT-05 | Ciro Rodriguez, TX-23 |
Kathy Castor, FL-11 | Mike Honda, CA-15 |
Gabrielle Gifford, AZ-08 | Peter Welch, VT-At Large |
Ted Poe, TX-02 | Bob Filner, CA-51 |
David Loebsack, IA-02 | Chris Carney, PA-10 |
Carolyn McCarthy, NY-04 | John Lewis, GA-05 |
Jason Altmire, PA-04 | Ron Klein, FL-22 |
Bruce Braley, IA-01 | Brian Higgins, NY-27 |
Vern Ehlers, MI-03 | Steve Kagen, WI-08 |
Carol Shea-Porter, NH-01 | Rick Larsen, WA-02 |
Rush Holt, NJ-12 | Donna Christensen, VI-Delegate |
Betty Sutton, OH-13 | Tim Walz, MN-01 |
Danny Davis, IL-07 | Frank Wolf, VA-10 |
Joe Courtney, CT-02 | Vito Fossella, NY-13 |
Mazie Hirono, HI-02 |
Web Casts (3 hours, 18 minutes): Video (413mb) | Audio (xxmb)
Transcript/Printed Hearing - Serial No. 110-34, Members' Day, February 28, 2008 - TEXT 535K | PDF 496K
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 10:00 a.m.
Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
Witness:
The Honorable Gordon R. England
Deputy Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 2:00 p.m.
Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
Web Casts: (1 hour, 6 minutes): Video (145mb) | Audio (16mb)
Transcript/Printed Hearing - Serial No. 110-33, Department of Health And Human Services Fiscal Year 2009 Budget, February 27, 2008 - TEXT 125K | PDF 684KReturn to TOP
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Treasury Department Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
Witness:
The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Secretary, Department of the Treasury
Web Casts: (1 hour, 56 minutes): Video (289mb) | Audio (28mb)
Transcript/Printed Hearing - Serial No. 110-31, Treasury Department Fiscal Year 2009 Budget, February 13, 2008 - TEXT 115K | PDF 280KReturn to TOP
Thursday, February 7, 2008
The President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
Witness:
The Honorable Jim Nussle
Director, Office of Management and Budget
Chairman Spratt's Opening Remarks (6 minutes, 15mb)
Web Casts: (1 hour, 52 minutes): Video (383mb) | Audio (27mb)
Transcript/Printed Hearing - Serial No. 110-30, The President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget, February 7, 2008 - TEXT 123K | PDF 458KReturn to TOP
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Using Fiscal Policy to Bolster the U.S. Economy
Lawrence H. Summers, Ph.D.
Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University
Alice M. Rivlin, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Robert Greenstein
Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Brian Wesbury
Chief Economist, First Trust Advisors, L.P.
Web Casts (3 hours, 1 minute): Video (438mb) | Audio (43mb)
Transcript/Printed Hearing - Serial No. 110-29, Using Fiscal Policy to Bolster the U.S. Economy, January 29, 2008 - TEXT 224K | PDF 113KReturn to TOP
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
The Congressional Budget Office’s Budget and Economic Outlook
Witness:
Dr. Peter Orszag
Director, Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Charts
Web Casts (2 hours, 22 minutes): Video (330mb) | Audio (34mb)
Transcript/Printed Hearing - Serial No. 110-28, The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook, January 23, 2008 - TEXT 133K | PDF 1.4M
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
The Near-Term Outlook for the U.S. Economy
Witness:
The Honorable Ben S. Bernanke
Chairman, Board of Governors, of the Federal Reserve System
Web Casts (2 hours, 49 minutes): Video (392mb) | Audio (40mb)
Transcript/ Printed Hearing - Serial No. 110-27, The Near-Term Outlook for the U.S. Economy, January 17, 2008 - TEXT 133K | PDF 1.4MReturn to TOP