PUBLIC DEBT

Addresses

Deficit Crisis—Preserving the Nation's Resources: Representative Panetta, 328-330 [20JA]

National Problems: Lee A. Iacocca, 8994-8997 [11MY]

Agreements

Statutory limit increase (H.R. 3024), unanimous-consent agreement, 18839 [4AU]

Amendments

Statutory limit: increase, 26176 [26OC]

———increase (H.J. Res. 280), 25667 [24OC], 26054 [25OC], 27657, 27675 [7NO], 27798 [7NO]

———increase (H.R. 3024), 18011 [2AU]

Articles and editorials

America's Balance Sheet—A Smaller Bottom Line, 26595 [31OC]

Business as Usual in Congress as New Fiscal Mark Is Reached, 26597 [31OC]

Changes Forced by Deficits, 27804 [7NO]

Coalition Endorses Budget for Strong America, 27785 [7NO]

Deficit Figuring Doesn't Add Up, 4924-4926 [17MR]

Deja Voodoo All Over Again, 26691 [31OC]

Economic Scene—The Changes Forced by Deficits, 26595 [31OC]

Going Over the Cliff Together, 26594 [31OC]

New Top Republicans on House Budget Panel Say They Seek Bipartisan Solutions, 4927 [17MR]

Paper Cuts, 6752 [17AP]

Phantom of the Rose Garden, 6752 [17AP]

Sale of Savings Bonds Halted Because of Debt Limit Drop, 26722 [1NO]

Trade Deficit—Artificial Figures of International Corporate Economy, 11907 [15JN]

What Tax-Increasers Really Want, 4930 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: approval of the report of the President (see S.J. Res. 219)

———repeal (see H.R. 415)

Budget: apply any surplus to public debt (see H.J. Res. 13)

Debt Ceiling Reform Act: enact (see S. 532)

Lotteries: reducing public debt (see H.R. 739)

Petroleum: prohibit increase in excise tax on gas and diesel fuel (see S. Res. 63)

Statutory limit: increase (see S.J. Res. 35; H.R. 3013, 3024)

———increase (H.R. 3024), consideration (see H. Res. 217)

———increase (H.J. Res. 280), waiving printing of enrollment on parchment (see S.J. Res. 225)

Taxation: impose value added tax restricted to deficit and debt reduction (see S. 442)

Comparisons

Federal funds deficit and unified budget deficit, 27803 [7NO]

Letters

Increase statutory limit: Nicholas F. Brady, Sec. of the Treasury, 17165 [1AU], 26382 [27OC]

———Robert D. Reischauer, 27800 [7NO]

———Sid Taylor, National Taxpayers Union, 18202 [3AU]

Memorandums

Financial Market and Economic Consequences of Temporary Default Due to Debt Ceiling Impasse, 27800 [7NO]

Memorials of legislature

Arizona, 5895 [10AP]

Oregon, 19925 [7SE]

Petitions

Campbell, CA, citizen, 11420 [9JN]

Fayetteville, AR, citizen, 11420 [9JN]

San Marcos, CA, citizen, 11420 [9JN]

Santa Ana, CA, citizen, 11420 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Budget: require the President to include a statement of the size of the deficit (H.R. 3411), 24734 [16OC], 30395 [20NO]

Deficit Reduction Guarantee Act: enact (H.R. 2034), 6878 [18AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: deficit reduction trust fund (H.R. 2959), 15344 [20JY]

———payment of benefits in case of congressional failure to increase public debt limit (H.R. 3547), 26587 [31OC]

Federal spending, 24715 [16OC], 26794 [1NO]

Foreign trade: deficit, 25064 [18OC]

Interest rates: impact on the economy, 14969, 14970 [18JY], 25234 [19OC]

Reduction: priority, 3674 [8MR], 27775, 27786-27794 [7NO]

Statutory limit: increase, 14841 [17JY], 26908 [2NO], 27924 [8NO]

———increase (H.J. Res. 280), 27798-27804 [7NO], 27927 [8NO], 28035 [8NO]

———increase (H.R. 3024), 16813 [28JY], 17167-17169 [1AU]

———increase (H.R. 3024), consideration (H. Res. 217), 16753 [27JY], 17162 [1AU]

Truth in Budgeting Act: enact (H.R. 1420), 4188-4190 [15MR], 24734 [16OC], 30395 [20NO]

Warrenville, IL: Kiwanis Club's check for reduction of public debt, 3674 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: approval of the report of the President (S.J. Res. 219), 25374 [20OC]

Budget: deficit, 4923, 4927, 4929 [17MR], 8321 [4MY], 18876 [4AU], 26593-26599, 26602, 26688, 26691 [31OC], 27088 [3NO], 28626 [14NO], 29312 [16NO], 30122, 30123 [19NO]

———modify calculation of Federal deficit amounts and maximum deficit amounts (S. 240), 981 [25JA]

———require sequestration if the deficit for the preceding fiscal year exceeds the target by more than $10 million (S. 1850), 27890 [8NO]

Bush, President: extension of debt ceiling, 27882 [8NO]

Debt Ceiling Reform Act: enact (S. 532), 3752 [8MR]

Statutory limit: increase, 26176 [26OC], 26640 [31OC], 26597 [31OC], 26722, 26724 [1NO], 27844 [8NO]

———increase (H.R. 3024), 18012, 18034 [2AU], 18875 [4AU]

———increase (H.J. Res. 280), 25667 [24OC], 26054 [25OC], 27655-27659 [7NO], 27912 [8NO]

———increase (H.J. Res. 280), waiving printing of enrollment on parchment (S.J. Res. 225), 27659 [7NO]

Taxation: impose value added tax restricted to deficit and debt reduction (S. 442), 2672 [23FE]

Reports

Budget Forecast, 1988: CBO (excerpt), 7909 [3MY]

Reports filed

Statutory Limit Increase on Public Debt: Committee on Finance (H.J. Res. 280), 16041 [25JY]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 3024) (H. Rept. 101-197), 16817 [28JY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 3024) (H. Rept. 101-188), 16563 [27JY]

Statements

Exclude Social Security Trust Funds From Deficit Calculation: James A. Baker III, 934 [25JA]

Surveys

Impacts of Full-Year Sequester: Committee on Appropriations (House), 27717-27720 [7NO]

Tables

Historical on debt, 18837 [4AU]

Interest on the debt compared to income tax revenue, 18837 [4AU]

Testimonies

Imposition of Value-Added Tax Restricted to Deficit and Debt Reduction: Senator Hollings, 9770 [18MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 217, consideration of H.R. 3024, increase in statutory limit, 17162 [1AU]

H.R. 1420, Truth in Budgeting Act, 4190 [15MR]

H.R. 3024, statutory limit increase, 17167 [1AU]

S. 240, modify calculation of Federal deficit amounts and maximum deficit amounts, 983 [25JA]

S. 442, Deficit and Debt Reduction Act, 2673-2676 [23FE]

S. 532, Debt Ceiling Reform Act, 3753 [8MR]

S. 1850, require sequestration if the deficit for the preceding fiscal year exceeds the target by more than $10 million, 27890 [8NO]

S.J. Res. 219, approval of the report by the President required by Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, 25374 [20OC]