Heather McGhee, director of the Washington office for the think tank Demos, said at a discussion on “The State of Young America” Monday that the Millennial generation is more open to higher taxes in exchange for government aid. (0:23)
Heather McGhee, director of the Washington office for the think tank Demos, said at a discussion on “The State of Young America” Monday that while the need for higher education has increased over the last decades, federal aid has declined. (0:24)
economy, federal financial aid, tuition costs, youth in Audio Heather McGhee, the director of the Washington office for the think tank Demos, said at a discussion on “The State of Young America” Monday that the changing U.S. economic model has played a role in the decline of the Millennial generation. (0:17)
demos, economy, low skill work, unemployment, youth in Audio Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Doug Elmendorf testifies before the Senate Budget Committee and says that the economy is only halfway through its downturn. (0:29)
CBO, Doug Elmendorf, economy in Audio New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, during a speech at the Center for American Progress Tuesday, announced his plan to balance the budget by 2021 by adopting the Simpson-Bowles spending cuts, ending the Bush-era tax cuts, and closing tax loopholes. (0:15)
Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, argues that the economy is too weak with action on the Obama’s jobs plan. (0:24)
Gene Sperling, arguments, economy, jobs plan in Audio President Obama declares that his administration will work every day to discover what they can do without Congress in order to improve the economy (00:18).
Congress, President Obama, We Can't Wait, economy in Audio During a stop the Ashville (N.C.) Regional Airport, President Barack Obama says that the Senate GOP’s Real Americans Jobs Act would not help the economy and could actually lose jobs. (0:27)
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y) says that the focus of America’s economic recovery should be small businesses because they are the drivers of economic growth. (0:33)
Nydia Velazquez, economy, pelosi, small business in Audio Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain explains his 9-9-9 plan to reform the U.S. tax code during a speech to an enthusiastic audience of socially conservative voters. (0:38)
9-9-9, Herman Cain, economy, nine in Audio Mayor Michael Bloomberg criticizes the American immigration system, which has no permanent path for student immigrants, noting that the oversight is one of the “dumbest mistakes in the world.” (0:44)
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says that President Obama should realize how much tax increases will hurt the economy and should not even consider raising taxes in the current environment. (1:17)
President Obama, bills, economy, republicans, small businesses, tax increases in Audio Richard Berner, Counselor to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, notes the importance of the new Office of Financial Research, which was mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and created to close financial gaps. (0:18)
Richard Berner, Tim Geithner, dodd frank, economy, finance in Audio Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) recalls the fear of the American people in light of the current economic recession as he testifies before the House Budget Committee Wednesday. (0:37)
economy, house budget committee in Audio CBO Director Doug Elmendorf talks about the potential effects of a new fiscal and economic policy. (0:31)
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf reveals CBO projections for economic and fiscal recovery in the United States. (0:16)
Gary Shapiro, CEO and President of the Consumer Electronics Association and author of NY Times bestseller The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream, discusses the importance of innovation at CPAC 2011
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) discusses the problems related to elevated spending. (0:29)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) discusses the root of America’s economic problems and how they ought to be fixed. (0:31)
