Mar 8 2011 10:00 AM

Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

608 Dirksen Senate Office Building

bowlessimpson(3.8.11) The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing to receive testimony from Mr. Erskine Bowles and Mr. Alan Simpson, the Co-Chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Bowles and Simpson testified about the final report of the National Commission.

Video excerpts from the hearing, archived video of the entire hearing, and other materials are below, including the Co-Chairs' prepared testimony.

Chairman Conrad's Opening Remarks

Chairman Conrad's Questions for Simpson and Bowles

Chairman Conrad's Closing Remarks

Additional Materials

Transcript of Sen. Conrad's Remarks
Charts Used During the Hearing
Photos Taken During the Hearing

Full Hearing Video

Archived Webcast

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Witness Statements

The Honorable Alan Simpson
Co-Chair
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
The Honorable Erskine Bowles
Co-Chair
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

3/17/11 -

The Nomination of Heather A. Higginbottom
3/16/11 -

Modernizing Performance: Using the New Framework
3/15/11 -

Report of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Debt Reduction Task Force
3/10/11 -

The President's FY 2012 Defense and International Affairs Budgets
3/9/11 -

Distribution and Efficiency of Spending in the Tax Code
3/8/11 -
Current record
3/3/11 -

The President's FY 2012 Transportation Budget
3/2/11 -

The President's FY 2012 Energy Budget
3/1/11 -

The President's FY 2012 Education Budget

Senate Budget Committee

Patty Murray, Chairman

Committee Hearings