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Hearing: Department of Education Fiscal Year 2010 Budget
Thank you Chairman Spratt, Welcome Secretary Duncan and congratulate him on his recent confirmation. First, I want to commend President Obama for his emphasis on…
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Hearing: Treasury Department Fiscal Year 2010 Budget
Welcome Secretary Geithner. I want to start by acknowledging the very serious challenge you face: solving our banking crisis, and stabilizing our financial markets is…
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Hearing: The President's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget
Thank Chairman Spratt. Welcome back Director Orszag. For those of us who spend a good deal of our time focusing on the Federal Government’s fiscal…
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Hearing: Building a Foundation for Families: Fighting Hunger, Investing in Children
Thank Chairman Spratt. Welcome witnesses. Our focus today is on American families struggling in the severely weakened economy – and specifically, the children of those…
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Hearing: Long-term Sustainability of Current Defense Plans
Thank you, Chairman Spratt. Clearly, the bulk of Congress’ attention has been – and remains – focused squarely on addressing the current crisis in our…
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Hearing:The Economic Outlook and Budget Challenges
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, also, want to extend a warm welcome to our new CBO director, Doug Elmendorf. The need for today’s hearing is…
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Hearing: The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook
Thank Chairman Spratt, welcome back Director Orszag. Short-Term Forecast Over the past few years, I think we’ve almost come to expect good news when it…
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Hearing:The Near-Term Outlook for the U.S. Economy
Thank you Chairman Spratt for organizing this hearing - it is well timed, and I can’t think of a more authoritative witness to discuss the…
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