President Bush Sends $2.3
Trillion Budget to Congress
White
House Budget Director Mitchell Daniels and Senator Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)
debate the president's budget, which includes tax cuts, billions for
homeland security and the largest increase in military spending in twenty
years. (2/07/02)
Congress Returns to Battle
Budget
Tom
Oliphant and David Brooks on the differences between the president
and Congressional Democrats on budget policies. (9/04/01)
UPDATE: Congress
returns to work this week after the summer recess to contend with
remaining budget issues, amidst bleaker economic projections and statistics.
(9/04/01)
New
Report Indicates Waning Surpluses, Possible Budget Fight
UPDATE:
A report from the Congressional Budget Office indicates that the federal
government will need to use $9 billion from the Social Security surplus
to cover expenses for the year ending Sept. 30. (8/28/01)
The head
of the CBO and
two experts debate the implications of the shrinking surplus. (8/28/01)
A
Look Inside the Lockbox
Paul Solman investigates the
Social Security lockbox and the brewing political debate over the
program's surplus funds. (8/22/01)
The Incredible Shrinking
Surplus
Gwen Ifill examines the
political budget battle over the shrinking federal surplus. She
is joined by White House Budget Director Mitch Daniels and John Spratt,
senior Democrat on the House Budget Committee. (8/21/01)
Feeling the Cut: the Economic
Impact
After a Spencer Michels background report, Margaret
Warner examines whether
the tax rebates will boost the economy with Eileen Appelbaum of
the Economic Policy Institute, and Ken Kies of Price Waterhouse Coopers,
a former Chief of Staff for the Joint Committee on Taxation. (7/27/01)
Congress Concerned by
Dwindling Surplus Numbers
Kwame Holman details today's
hearing on the shrinking projections for this year's budget surplus.
(7/12/01)
Pres.
Bush Signs Tax Cut Into Law
UPDATE:
Fulfilling a major campaign pledge, the president signs a $1.35 trillion
tax cut.(6/7/01)
Feeling
the Impact of the Cut
The director
of tax policy at Deloitte and Touche discusses the tax cut. (5/28/01)
Working Toward a Cut
Committee members from the House and Senate work
to hammer out a final tax cut plan. (5/25/01)
Senate
Approves Tax Cut
UPDATE:
The U.S. Senate gives its approval to a $1.35 trillion tax cut to be
implemented over 11 years. (5/23/01)
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