Congressional Hearings
Congressional Hearings on Budget Process reform
- July 12, 2018 - Opportunities to Improve the Appropriations Process
- Full video of hearing - those testifying include:
- The Honorable Leon Panetta
- The Honorable David Obey
- Full video of hearing - those testifying include:
- June 27, 2018 - Members' Day Hearing - 9:00am
- Open committee meeting for members of both chambers to offer their perspectives on the budget process and potential budget process reform.
- Open committee meeting for members of both chambers to offer their perspectives on the budget process and potential budget process reform.
- May 24, 2018 - Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform "The Budget Resolution-Content, Timeliness, and Enforcement"
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- Maya MacGuineas - President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
- James C. Capretta - Fellow and Milton Friedman Chair, American Enterprise Institute
- Bill Dauster - Participant, Former Democratic Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Budget Committee
- Joseph White - Professor, Case Western Reserve University
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- May 9, 2018 - Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform "Bipartisanship in Budgeting"
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- G. William Hoagland - SVP, Bipartisan Policy Center
- Donald R. Wolfensberger - Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center and Wilson Center
- Emily Holubowich - Participant, Convergence Building a Better Budget Process Project
- Matt Owens - Participant, Convergence Building a Better Budget Process Project, VP Federal Relations and Administration, Association of American Universities
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- April 17, 2018 - Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform "Opportunities to Significantly Improve the Federal Budget Process"
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D - President, American Action Forum
- Martha Coven, J.D. - Lecturer and Visiting Professor, Princeton University
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- September 21, 2016 - House Budget Committee Hearing - "Restoring the Trust for Families and Working-Age Americans"
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- Edward J. Pinto, J.D. - Resident Fellow / Codirector, International Center on Housing Risk, American Enterprise Institute
- G. Keith Smith, M.D. - Managing Partner / Co-Founder, Surgery Center of Oklahoma
- Thomas Lindsay, Ph.D. - Director of the Center for Higher Education, Texas Public Policy Foundation
- William Spriggs, Ph.D. - Chief Economist, AFL-CIO
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- September 14, 2016 - Senate Budget Committee Hearing - "Oversight of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)"
- Testifying:
- Dr. Keith Hall - Director, Congressional Budget Office
- Dr. Keith Hall - Director, Congressional Budget Office
- Testifying:
- September 14, 2016 - House Budget Committee Hearing - "Growing Risks to the Budget and the Economy"
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- Douglas J. Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D. - President, American Action Forum
- John H. Cochrane, Ph.D. - Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
- Jared Bernstein, Ph.D - Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- September 7, 2016 - House Budget Committee Hearing - "CMMI: Scoring Assumptions and Real-World Implications"
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- Mark Hadley - Deputy Director, Congressional Budget Office
- Joseph Antos, Ph.D. - Wilson H. Taylor Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
- Ted Okon - Executive Director, Community Oncology Alliance
- Mark P. Madden, M.D. - Orthopedic Surgeon, OrthoVirginia
- Topher Spiro - Vice President, Health Policy, Center for American Progress
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- July 13, 2016 - House Budget Committee Hearing - "Restoring the Trust for Americans at or Near Retirement"
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- Jason J. Fichtner, Ph.D. - Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
- Daniel C. Weber - Founder, Association of Mature American Citizens
- Scott Gottlieb, M.D. - Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- July 7, 2016 - House Budget Committee Hearing - "An Introduction to Regulatory Budgeting"
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- Dr. Patrick A. McLaughlin - Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
- Clyde Wayne Crews - Vice President for Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute
- Richard J. Pierce, Jr. - Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington University
- Full video of the hearing - those testifying include:
- July 6, 2016 - House Budget Committee Hearing - "Alternate Approaches to Federal Budgeting"
- Dr. F. Stevens Redburn's testimony - full text
- Full Video of the hearing - others testifying include:
- The Honorable Maurice P. McTigue - QSO Vice President, Outreach Mercatus Center at George Mason University
- John Hicks - Executive Director National Association of State Budget Officers
- Scott Lilly - Senior Fellow Center for American Progress
- June 22, 2016 - House Budget Committee Hearing - "Making Budget Enforcement More Effective"
- G. William Hoagland - full text
- Barry Anderson - full text
- Full video of the hearing - others testifying include:
- Richard Kogan - Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Testimony
- Richard Kogan - Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Testimony
- June 15, 2016 - House Budget Committee Hearing - "The Need for Fiscal Goals"
- Maya MacGuineas' testimony - full text
- Harry Stein's testimony - full text
- Full video of the hearing - others testifying include:
- Douglas J. Holtz-Eakin - President, American Action Forum
- Douglas J. Holtz-Eakin - President, American Action Forum
- June 9, 2016 - House Budget Committee Hearing - "The Need to Control Automatic Spending and Unauthorized Programs"
- Stuart Butler's testimony - full text
- Full video of the hearing - others testifying include:
- David M. Walker - Former Comptroller General of the United States
- Lily Batchelder - Professor of Law and Public Policy, NYU School of Law
- May 25, 2016 - House Budget Committee Hearing - "Reclaiming Congressional Authority Through the Power of the Purse"
- Philip Joyce's testimony - full text
- Full video of the hearing - others testifying include:
- Dr. Matthew C. Spalding - Associate Vice President and Dean of Educational Programs, Hillsdale College
- Mr. Stan Collender - Executive Vice President, Qorvis MSLGROPU
- April 27, 2016 - Senate Budget Committee Hearing - "Better Budgets, Better Results"
- Barry Anderson's testimony - full text
- Full video of the hearing - others testifying include:
- Mr. James C. Caprett - Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center, American Enterprise Institute
- Mr. Stan Collender - Executive Vice President, Qorvis MSLGROUP
- April 20, 2016 - Senate Budget Committee Hearing - "Fixing Broken Budget Processes and Restoring Stability to Govt. Operations"
- Philip Joyce's testimony - full text
- Full video of hearing - others testifying include:
- Dr. Kevin Hassett - Director of Economic Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
- Dr. Norman Ornstein - Research Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
- April 17, 2016 - Capitol Hill Briefing, hosted by The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget - "Fixing the Budget Process"
- Roundtable members speaking at the event:
- Stuart Butler, Senior Fellow - Brookings Institution Economic Studies
- Maya MacGuineas, President - Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
- Marvin Phaup, Professor George Washington University - Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration
- Paul Posner, Professor George Mason University->Public Administration
- Roundtable members speaking at the event:
- April 13, 2016 - Senate Budget Committee Hearing - "Outcome Budgeting to Maximize Taxpayer Value"
- Paul Posner's testimony - full text
- Roy Meyers' testimony - full text
- Full video of the hearing - others testifying include:
- Honorable Maurice McTigue - Vice President for Outreach, Mercatus Center (George Mason University)
- Honorable Maurice McTigue - Vice President for Outreach, Mercatus Center (George Mason University)
- February 3, 2016 - Senate Budget Committee Hearing - "Spending on Unauthorized Programs"
- Paul Posner's testimony - full text
- Full video of the hearing - others testifying include:
- Dr. Keith Hall, Director Congressional Budget Office
- Ms. Jessica Tollestrup, Specialist – Congress and the Legislative Process, Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Dr. James Thurber, Director - Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University
- July 28, 2015 - House Budget Committee Hearing - "First Principles of Congressional Budgeting"
- Paul Posner's testimony -full text
- Phil Joyce's testimony - full text
- Steve Redburn's summary of the hearing - full text
- Full video of the hearing - others testifying include:
- Dr. David M. Primo - Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor, University of Rochester; Senior Scholar, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University
- Carmel Martin - Executive Vice President, PolicyCenter for American Progress