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Entries in Doug Holtz-Eakin (13)

Monday
Nov022009

"No Way House Health Care Bill Is Deficit Neutral" Says Former CBO Director 

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin says Monday during a conference call that the House's healthcare bill is not deficit neutral and will not be fiscally sustainable over time. (0:13)
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Monday
Nov022009

Former CBO Director: Democrats Not Being Honest About Healthcare Costs

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin says Monday during a conference call that House Democrats are using gimmicks to fabricate the actual costs of their health care legislation. (0:25)
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Monday
Oct192009

Former CBO Chief Says Healthcare Bills Are Not Cutting It

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin says during a conference call Monday hosted by the Galen Institute that while healthcare reform is needed, Congress is not writing a bill that will improve the health care system. (0:29)
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Monday
Oct192009

Public Option Will Have Same Problems As Medicare Says Former CBO Head

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin says, during a conference call Monday hosted by the Galen Institute, that a public option will not aid in solving the fundamental problems of health care, and if it were to reimburse on the basis of medicare payment rates it would only add to the problem. (0:25)
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Monday
Oct192009

Former CBO Director: Real Healthcare Reform Is Needed

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin says Monday, during a conference call hosted by the Galen Institute, that the public option is not a necessary component of the healthcare reform debate and will not solve the fundamental problems with America's health care system. (0:16)
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Monday
Oct192009

Public Option Will Not Spur Competition, Says Former CBO Director

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin said Monday, during a conference call hosted by the Galen Institute, that an increase in competition between health insurance carriers is needed and that a public option will not help in that regard. (0:26)
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Thursday
Oct232008

The McCain campaign is worried about Social Security solvency under Obama's tax policy

The McCain-Palin campaign's Senior Policy Adviser Doug Holtz-Eakin explains why he thinks the Obama-Biden campaign’s tax plan will have a downward affect on Social Security solvency.
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Wednesday
Oct152008

McCain campaign accuses Obama of contradicting his tax cut plan

Doug Holtz-Eakin, Senior Policy Advise for the McCain-Palin campaign, says Obama contradicts himself with tax cuts that amount to sending checks to individuals who may not be working or have tax liability. (0:55)
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Wednesday
Oct152008

Is McCain's health care plan more fair?

Doug Holtz-Eakin, Senior Policy Adviser for the McCain-Palin campaign, explains the differences between McCain and Obama's health care tax credits. (0:44)


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Wednesday
Oct082008

How will McCain fund his new housing plan?

Doug Holtz-Eakin, McCain-Palin’s 2008 senior policy adviser, lists the resources for their campaign's initiative to revive the housing market.
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Wednesday
Oct082008

How to use McCain's new housing initiative 

Doug Holtz-Eakin, McCain-Palin's 2008 senior policy adviser, explains how taxpayers can use the new housing policy Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) announced at last nights debate. (1:08)
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Wednesday
Jul162008

McCain campaign calls for education reform

Policy advisers from the McCain Campaign Phil Handy, Lisa Graham Keegan, Doug Holtz Eakin, and Nancy Pfotenhauer discuss Sen. John McCain’s remarks on education at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. Participants in the conference say McCain’s proposals like bonuses to recruit highly qualified teachers can have an immediate effect and help to lessen unnecessary bureaucracy. Participants also explain McCain’s support for school vouchers as an alternative to low-performing public schools. (20:02)
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Monday
Jun092008

Obama discredits McCain, McCain fights back

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Doug Holtz-Eakin from Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) campaign team offer a rebuttal to Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) earlier speech. Burr and Holtz-Eakin explain McCain’s economic policy, saying that McCain is the presidential candidate with the better track-record, refuting Obama’s false claims. (22:00)
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