CBO
TESTIMONY
Statement of
Alice M. Rivlin
Director
Congressional Budget Office
Before the
Committee on the Budget
U.S. House of Representatives
July 11, 1978
Mr. Chairman, my statement this morning will cover four topics:
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The economic outlook as projected by CBO;
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The budget estimates included in the mid-session report on the fiscal year
1979 budget recently released by the Administration;
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Fiscal policy options for fiscal year 1979 now receiving attention in Congress;
and
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The need for closer coordination of monetary and fiscal policies and/or
structural approaches to controlling inflation.
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