Shields and Brooks on Tax Cuts and Economic Stimulus
As the Congress prepares to return to Washington, the battle over President Bush's economic stimulus and tax cut bill heated up. Mark Shields and David Brooks considered the arguments just after the new year holiday. (1/4/02)

House, Senate Leaders Discuss Economic Stimulus
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle: "I'm disappointed we weren't able to put the kind of compromise together that I thought was within our reach." (12/20/01)
House Speaker Dennis Hastert: "What people want is Congress to do something, to solve the problems out there, to do an honest endeavor to make the country better, and I think what happened here is a travesty." (12/20/01)

Stimulating Politics: The Uncertain Future of the Economic Stimulus Bill
Stimulating Politics Kwame Holman takes a look at the status of the economic stimulus package. (12/19/01)

Anthrax: Vaccine Offer Sparks New Debate
Jim Lehrer discusses the government's decision to make the anthrax vaccine available to those who have been exposed to the disease with Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (12/19/01)

Testing the Compromise: Congress Agrees to Education Bill
Kwame Holman reports on the education reform legislation passed by Congress. Then, Gwen Ifill interviews the chairmen of the Senate and House Education Committees: Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Representative John Boehner (R-Ohio). (12/18/01)

Social Security: Saving the Plan or Gutting a Guarantee?
Margaret Warner examines President Bush's latest plans for Social Security reform with commission member Robert Pozen, vice chairman of Fidelity Investments; Maya MacGuineas, a fellow at the New America Foundation; and Peter Diamond, professor of economics at MIT. (12/11/01)

Of Tribunals and Rights
After background report on Attorney General Ashcroft's senate committee testimony, Terence Smith examines the civil liberties debate with four editorial page editors: Melanie Kirkpatrick of the Wall Street Journal; Christine Bertelson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Rachelle Cohen of The Boston Herald; and John Diaz from The San Francisco Chronicle. (12/6/01)
Kwame Holman reports on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on military tribunals and civil liberties. (11/28/01)

Will the Stimulus Stimulate Anything?
The debate over what to do about the U.S. economy continues even as the holiday shopping season begins. After a report on the economic debate in Congress, Paul Solman discusses the economic realities with Joseph Stiglitz, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Ken Kies, a managing partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers; and David Wyss, chief economist and forecaster at Standard & Poor's. (11/23/01)

The Continuing Airline Security Fight
Kwame Holman reports on the congressional dispute over airport security. (11/14/01)

Split Committee Sends Economic Stimulus Bill to Senate Floor
Update: The Senate Finance Committee narrowly voted Thursday to approve a Democratic proposal to stimulate an economy most experts believe has slipped into recession. (11/9/01)
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss congressional battles over the stimulus package and airline security bill. (10/26/01).
RealAudio: In a speech to economic leaders at the White House, President Bush urged the Senate to move quickly to pass an economic stimulus package that includes broad tax cuts. (10/26/01)
Update: The House narrowly approves a $100 billion in tax cuts by a 216-214 vote. (10/25/01)
RealAudio: The House stimulus debate. (10/24/01)