Conrad/Baucus Welcome CBO Report on Comparative Effectiveness Research
Washington, DC – The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released a report highlighting the potential for comparative effectiveness research to improve health care outcomes and control health care costs. The report, which was conducted at the request of Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), outlines options […]
Small Business Group Endorses Conrad/Gregg Bipartisan Fiscal Task Force Bill
Washington, DC – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a leading advocacy group for small businesses, today endorsed legislation proposed by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Ranking Member Judd Gregg (R-NH) to establish a bipartisan task force to address the nation’s long-term fiscal imbalances. NFIB announced its endorsement of the Conrad/Gregg […]
Issue 7: 2008 Approps., Deficit, & Tax Gap Update
Hearing on Conrad/Gregg Bipartisan Fiscal Task Force Bill
Washington, DC – A distinguished panel of witnesses today called on Congress to create a bipartisan process to address the nation’s long-term fiscal imbalances. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Government Accountability Office Comptroller General David Walker, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Co-Chairman Leon Panetta, AARP CEO Bill Novelli, and Concord Coalition Executive Director […]
Issue 6b: The Tax Gap – We’re Off to See the Wizard Continued
Issue 6: The Tax Gap – We’re Off to See the Wizard
Senators Conrad and Gregg Announce Bipartisan Fiscal Task Force Hearing
Washington, DC – Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Judd Gregg (R-NH), chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Budget Committee, announced today that they will hold a hearing next week on their bill to create a bipartisan task force to address the nation’s long-term fiscal imbalances. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Government Accountability […]
Senators Conrad and Gregg Announce Publication of Senate Budget Committee History
Washington, DC – Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Judd Gregg (R-NH), chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Budget Committee, today announced the publication of the history of the Committee, from its establishment in 1974 until its 32nd anniversary in 2006. “As one of the younger committees in the Senate, we are in the […]
Conrad Press Release on Cost of ‘Korea-Like’ Presence in Iraq
Washington, DC – The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released a report, requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND), showing that the cost of maintaining a ‘Korea-like’ presence in Iraq over the next 50 years could exceed $2 trillion. The report found that even after a significant drawdown of U.S. forces, it could […]
Senators Conrad and Gregg: Bipartisan Task Force is Best Approach for Tackling Long-Term Fiscal Challenges
Washington, DC – Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Judd Gregg (R-NH), chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Budget Committee, today joined forces to offer a blueprint for prompting swift, bipartisan action to substantially improve the nation’s long-term fiscal imbalances. “Our nation faces a fiscal challenge of unprecedented proportions,” said Chairman Conrad. “We cannot […]