United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress Senate author aut Government Organization text government publication eng CHRG Congressional Committee Materials 112_senate_hearings legislative 2026-05-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CHRG-112shrg56102 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-112shrg56102/html/CHRG-112shrg56102.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-112shrg56102/pdf/CHRG-112shrg56102.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 2011-03-15 monographic deposited born digital 577 digital object pages Y 4.B 85/2: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CHRG-112shrg56102 P0b002ee1e1e5b605 f:56102.txt DGPO 2026-05-21 2026-05-21 CHRG-112shrg56102 machine generated eng fdlp SHRG CHRG-112shrg56102 G SENATE 112 1 985 2011-03-15 2011-03-16 2011-09-15 2011-09-20 2011-10-04 2011-10-12 2011-11-15 2011-11-16 S. Hrg. 112-985 GENERAL HEARINGS OTHERPART CHRG-112shrg56102 true Honorable Pete V. Domenici, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force Honorable Alice Rivlin, Ph.D., Co-Chair, Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress Robert Shea, Principal, Grant Thornton, LLP Mark Zandi, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics Chad Stone, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Kevin A. Hassett, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Director, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Honorable Alice M. Rivlin, Ph.D., Director, Greater Washington Research, The Brookings Institution Harry J. Holzer, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University J.D. Foster, Ph.D., Norman B. Ture Senior Fellow in the Economics of Fiscal Policy, The Heritage Foundation Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget David B. Kendall, Senior Fellow for Health and Fiscal Policy, Third Way Donald F. Kettl, Dean, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland G. William Hoagland, Former Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget Martin Paone, Former Democratic Secretary, U.S. Senate, and Executive Vice President, Prime Policy Group Eric Ueland, Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist Louis Fisher, Ph.D., Scholar in Residence, The Constitution Project Philip G. Joyce, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Finance, and Leadership, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Paul L. Posner, Ph.D., Director, Centers on the Public Service, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University Douglas W. Elmendorf, Ph.D., Director, Congressional Budget Office Graham Turnock, Chief Executive, Better Regulation Executive, United Kingdom's Department for Business Innovation and Skills, accompanied by Johannes Wolff, Assistant Director, Better Regulation Executive, United Kingdom's Department for Business Innovation and Skills Michael Greenstone, 3M Professor of Environmental Economics, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jitinder Kohli, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress false 56-102 Committee on the Budget Budget MARK BEGICH of Alaska Mark Begich Begich, Mark Mark Begich BENJAMIN L. CARDIN of Maryland Benjamin L. Cardin Cardin, Benjamin L. Ben Cardin KENT CONRAD of North Dakota Kent Conrad Conrad, Kent MIKE CRAPO of Idaho Mike Crapo Crapo, Mike JOHN CORNYN of Texas John Cornyn Cornyn, John CHRISTOPHER A. COONS of Delaware Christopher A. Coons Coons, Christopher A. Christopher Coons JOHN ENSIGN of Nevada John Ensign Ensign, John MICHAEL ENZI of Wyoming Michael B. Enzi Enzi, Michael B. Michael Enzi LINDSEY O. GRAHAM of South Carolina Lindsey Graham Graham, Lindsey CHARLES E. GRASSLEY of Iowa Chuck Grassley Grassley, Chuck Chuck E. Grassley RON JOHNSON of Wisconsin Ron Johnson Johnson, Ron PATTY MURRAY of Washington Patty Murray Murray, Patty JEFF MERKLEY of Oregon Jeff Merkley Merkley, Jeff BILL NELSON of Florida Bill Nelson Nelson, Bill Clarence Nelson Clarence William Nelson ROB PORTMAN of Ohio Rob Portman Portman, Rob BERNARD SANDERS of Vermont Bernard Sanders Sanders, Bernard Bernie Sanders DEBBIE STABENOW of Michigan Debbie Stabenow Stabenow, Debbie JEFF SESSIONS of Alabama Jeff Sessions Sessions, Jeff JOHN THUNE of South Dakota John Thune Thune, John John R. Thune PAT TOOMEY of Pennsylvania Patrick J. Toomey Toomey, Patrick Patrick Toomey RON WYDEN of Oregon Ron Wyden Wyden, Ron SHELDON WHITEHOUSE of Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse Whitehouse, Sheldon MARK R. WARNER of Virginia Mark R. Warner Warner, Mark R. Mark Warner false false United States Congress Senate Committee on the Budget associated name asn Government Organization Mark Begich United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Benjamin L. Cardin United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Kent Conrad United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Mike Crapo United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member John Cornyn United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Christopher A. Coons United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member John Ensign United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Michael B. Enzi United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Lindsey Graham United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Chuck Grassley United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Ron Johnson United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Patty Murray United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Jeff Merkley United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Bill Nelson United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Rob Portman United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Bernard Sanders United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Debbie Stabenow United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Jeff Sessions United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member John Thune United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Patrick J. Toomey United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Ron Wyden United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Sheldon Whitehouse United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Mark R. Warner United States Senate committee member United States Congressional Member Honorable Pete V. Domenici, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force witness wit Hearing Witness Honorable Alice Rivlin, Ph.D., Co-Chair, Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force witness wit Hearing Witness Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office witness wit Hearing Witness John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress witness wit Hearing Witness Robert Shea, Principal, Grant Thornton, LLP witness wit Hearing Witness Mark Zandi, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics witness wit Hearing Witness Chad Stone, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities witness wit Hearing Witness Kevin A. Hassett, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Director, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research witness wit Hearing Witness Honorable Alice M. Rivlin, Ph.D., Director, Greater Washington Research, The Brookings Institution witness wit Hearing Witness Harry J. Holzer, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University witness wit Hearing Witness J.D. Foster, Ph.D., Norman B. Ture Senior Fellow in the Economics of Fiscal Policy, The Heritage Foundation witness wit Hearing Witness Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget witness wit Hearing Witness David B. Kendall, Senior Fellow for Health and Fiscal Policy, Third Way witness wit Hearing Witness Donald F. Kettl, Dean, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland witness wit Hearing Witness G. William Hoagland, Former Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget witness wit Hearing Witness Martin Paone, Former Democratic Secretary, U.S. Senate, and Executive Vice President, Prime Policy Group witness wit Hearing Witness Eric Ueland, Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist witness wit Hearing Witness Louis Fisher, Ph.D., Scholar in Residence, The Constitution Project witness wit Hearing Witness Philip G. Joyce, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Finance, and Leadership, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland witness wit Hearing Witness Paul L. Posner, Ph.D., Director, Centers on the Public Service, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University witness wit Hearing Witness Douglas W. Elmendorf, Ph.D., Director, Congressional Budget Office witness wit Hearing Witness Graham Turnock, Chief Executive, Better Regulation Executive, United Kingdom's Department for Business Innovation and Skills, accompanied by Johannes Wolff, Assistant Director, Better Regulation Executive, United Kingdom's Department for Business Innovation and Skills witness wit Hearing Witness Michael Greenstone, 3M Professor of Environmental Economics, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology witness wit Hearing Witness Jitinder Kohli, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress witness wit Hearing Witness S. Res. 179 112 BODY