PUBLIC FINANCE see also Budget—U.S.

Addresses

Balanced Approach to LDC Debt Problem: E. Gerald Corrigan, 17786 [12JY]

Constitutional Amendment To Balance the Budget: Clifford E. Sanders, 443 [28JA]

Analyses

Truth in Federal Spending Act (H.R. 4376), 6800 [13AP]

Articles and editorials

Behind the Rosy Numbers Lurks Decline, 32002 [19OC]

Bloated Budget Bill Produces No Winners, 689 [2FE]

Bundling, 1985 [23FE]

Deficit Panel Should Examine Payroll Tax Role, 4629 [22MR]

Democracy or Plutocracy—The Case for a Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Buckley v. Valeo, 7130-7133 [18AP]

Dukakis Sees Line-Item Veto as a Tool for Pruning Deficit—Questions of Which Programs To Cut, How To Lower Interest Rates Still Linger, 31994 [19OC]

First Last Resort, 17311 [8JY]

Grassroots Democracy, 2056 [23FE]

Item-Veto Means Trouble, 4463 [18MR]

Money and the Moralizers, 2266 [23FE]

Mr. Keating's Soft Money, 15212 [20JN]

Pressure Is a Reality—Know How To Handle It, 2264 [23FE]

Reform Fiasco, 2072 [23FE]

Reformbusters in the Senate, 2272 [23FE]

Scientist Warns of U.S. Reliance on Foreigners—Ex-Foundation Chief Calls Dependence on Imported Talent Ominous, 23730 [14SE]

Social Security Surpluses Said To Mask Size of Deficit, 6410 [12AP]

Social Security Surplus—Invest It?, 16388 [29JN]

Streamlining Reaganomics for the 1990's, 19241 [27JY]

That Bizarre Social Security Surplus, 16390 [29JN]

``Threat'' of a Budget Surplus, 6385 [12AP]

Trust Funds Update—Congress Moves To Protect, 16389 [29JN]

$28.7 Million Sent to 1988 Campaigns, 1495 [17FE]

U.S. Deficits Downplayed by Brady—Senate Panel Approves Nominee for Treasury, 23729 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: balance (see H. Con. Res. 284)

———calculating maximum deficit amounts and studies relative to retirement taxes (see H.R. 5227)

———contain an operating and capital budget and distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 4744)

———deficit neutrality (see H.R. 4220)

———exclude receipts and disbursements of the Social Security Trust Fund from calculation of deficit (see H.R. 4396, 5002, 5341)

———freeze on spending (see H. Con. Res. 238)

———reduce deficit (see H. Con. Res. 263)

———remove trust fund surpluses from revenues in calculation of deficit (see S. 2211)

———rescission of authority (see H.R. 3959)

———treatment of Postal Service Fund (see H.R. 4150)

———truthful disclosure of deficit (see H. Con. Res. 279)

CBO: ensure political neutrality (see H.R. 4880)

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1989-91 (see H. Con. Res. 267)

Social Security: removal of trust fund from budget (see S. 2913)

Truth in Federal Spending Act: enact (see H.R. 4376)

Court decisions

Buckley v. Valeo, 7123-7130 [18AP]

Definitions

Requirement for accepting Federal assistance, 2934 [2MR]

Letters

Budget deficit: Ann Edwards, 1667 [17FE]

———Dan and Rebecca Garrett, 27333 [30SE]

———William B. and Ann L. Moore, 173 [26JA], 5080 [23MR]

Public debt: James F. Welborn, 5403 [28MR]

Status of the Budget: James L. Blum, 25167 [23SE]

———Representative William H. Gray III, 25166 [23SE]

Lists

Cosponsors of H.R. 4150, 9629 [2MY]

Memorials of legislature

California, 2638 [29FE], 24714 [20SE]

Idaho, 14018 [9JN]

Maine, 11878 [20MY]

New Mexico, 3709 [14MR]

Pennsylvania, 9155 [27AP]

Messages

Budget Fiscal Year 1989: President Reagan, 1772-1776 [18FE]

Revised Deferrals of Certain Budget Authority: President Reagan, 19641 [29JY]

Petitions

State and local bonds: McAllen, TX, 16666 [6JY]

Polls of opinion

Here's how the American people would deal with the budget deficit: People, the Press and Politics (publication), 29697 [11OC]

Press releases

Real Federal liabilities now at $14 trillion, National Taxpayers Union, 16300 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Budget: allocation of funds, 2509 [25FE], 2690 [29FE]

———constitutional amendment on a balanced, 16524 [29JN]

———contain an operating and capital budget and distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (H.R. 4744), 13393 [3JN]

———deficit, 46 [25JA], 1667 [17FE], 1693 [18FE], 5246 [24MR], 10378 [10MY], 11377 [18MY], 14486 [14JN], 22393 [11AU], 27333 [30SE], 28990 [6OC]

———exclude receipts and disbursements of the Social Security Trust Fund from calculation of deficit, 7012 [14AP], 8418 [21AP]

———exclude transactions of the social security trust funds from the computation of the deficit (H.R. 5341), 25073 [23SE], 29122 [6OC]

———Federal process, 1193 [4FE]

———reconciliation (H.R. 3545), 1225 [9FE]

———report on status, 23850 [14SE], 25166 [23SE]

———setting forth for 1989-91 (H. Con. Res. 267), 4614 [21MR]

———status, 30163 [12OC]

———treatment of Postal Service Fund (H.R. 4150), 3861 [15MR], 9694 [2MY], 10399 [10MY], 10489 [11MY], 15251 [20JN], 15255, 15256 [20JN], 15418, 15455 [21JN], 15489, 15492 [21JN], 15743 [22JN], 15898 [23JN]

———truthful disclosure of deficit (H. Con. Res. 279), 6995 [14AP]

CBO: ensure political neutrality (H.R. 4880), 15730 [22JN]

Economic conditions: current status, 16540 [29JN]

Foreign trade: deficit, 23782 [14SE]

Government: financial management systems, 13931 [9JN]

National defense: cancellation of certain weapons systems, 26031 [28SE]

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (H.R. 3545), 31164 [14OC]

Postal Service Fund: treatment (H.R. 4150), 9628 [2MY]

Reagan, President: economic policies, 24717 [20SE]

Social Security: surpluses, 20348 [3AU]

Taxation: cuts, 2912 [2MR]

Truth in Federal Spending Act: enact (H.R. 4376), 6799 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: line-item veto, 4463 [18MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment on balancing, 7133-7136 [18AP]

———deficit, 173 [26JA], 1851-1854 [19FE], 6384 [12AP], 30184 [13OC]

———line-item veto, 1851 [19FE]

———long-term effects of deficits, 21133 [9AU]

———remove trust fund surpluses from revenues in calculation of deficit (S. 2211), 5208 [24MR], 16388 [29JN]

Budget deficit: responsibility, 9539 [29AP]

———tax increase policy, 17436 [11JY]

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1989-91 (S. Con. Res. 113), 6387 [12AP]

Economic conditions: OMB budget estimates, 2702 [1MR]

Government: spending, 5403 [28MR]

Postal Service: exclude from definition of Federal budget deficit, 6422-6424 [12AP]

Public debt: impact, 23422 [12SE]

Social Security: exclude surplus from definition of the Federal budget deficit, 6395-6421 [12AP]

———removal of trust fund from budget (S. 2913), 31552 [18OC]

Transportation: exclude highway and aviation trust funds from definition of Federal budget deficit, 6416-6421 [12AP]

Reports

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget, 25166, 25167 [23SE], 30163 [12OC]

Troublesome Problems of Post-Watergate Reforms: Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1495 [17FE]

Reports filed

Budget Treatment of Postal Service Fund: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 4150) (H. Rept. 100-656), 15286 [20JN]

———Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 4150) (H. Rept. 100-656), 12285 [25MY]

Congressional Budget for 1989-91, H. Con. Res. 268: Committee of Conference (H. Rept. 100-658), 12561 [26MY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Lee H.: Opportunity of Deficit Reduction, 11536 [18MY]

Statements

Budget Treatment of Postal Service Fund: Representative Bates, 15023 [16JN]

Deficit: David A. Stockman, 24717 [20SE]

Government Borrowing: President Reagan, 2690 [29FE]

Organized Labor Biggest Winner of 1976 Presidential Campaign: Michael Malbin, 1493 [17FE]

Spending of Public Funds: John F. Kennedy, 390, 391 [28JA]

Tables

Baseline deficit projections and targets, 23728 [14SE]

Budget funds and the Federal debt, 1851 [19FE]

Deficit targets and projected Federal budget deficit with and without retirement trust funds, 23731 [14SE]

Federal deficit and Social Security trust funds, 6398, 6402, 6405 [12AP]

Federal Government outlays and receipts as a percent of gross national product, 23731 [14SE]

Outlays and receipts of trust funds, 1853 [19FE]

Projected increase in trust funds, 23728 [14SE]

Receipts and outlays of the Government, December 1987 and other periods, 1852 [19FE]

Revised functional levels and aggregates for the 1989 budget resolution, 15831 [23JN]

Senate Committee budget authority and outlay allocations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act for 1989, 15831, 15836 [23JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 267, congressional budget for 1989-91, 4615-4617 [21MR]

H.R. 4150, treatment of Postal Service Fund budget, 15251 [20JN]

H.R. 4376, Truth in Federal Spending Act, 6799 [13AP]

S. 2913, removal of Social Security trust fund from budget, 31553 [18OC]

S. Con. Res. 113, setting forth congressional budget for 1989-91, 6389-6392 [12AP]