Post of scorekeeping functions. In support of the appropriations process, tracking spending and helping Congress Figure out how much we are spending and how much bills will cost. Host talk about who you answer to. Phillip we are a nonpartisan agency and answer to the congress. We work through the two budget committees, but we work for the entire congress. Generally our work is for the chairs and ranking members of the various committees. If there is something on health care that would be in the senate for finance, and similarly in the house. And we answer to all of the members and support all of the members equally. Host all of the members are interested in your budget outlook. What is the take away who to work phillip it is twofold. On the economics side we have continued gdp growth in the forecast, but large budget deficits that persists. Reachingto gdp ratio, unprecedented levels. 180 of gdp, a level never seen before. That is what is striking, that conjunction that is in good shape
Eastern on cspans q a. On newsmakers this week her guest is phillip swagel. And helping with our questions in studio, economic reporters Richard Rubin and Jim Tankersley. Director slagle, for those what thef d. C. Explain Congressional Budget Office is, who you answer to and what viewers should take away from your latest reports and economic outlook. Thanks very much for having me on the program. Its function is we provide cost estimates of legislation, we do analytics reports. I host of scorekeeping functions. In support of the appropriations process. Tracking spending and helping Congress Figure out how much they are spending and how much bills will cost. Talk about who you answer to. Phillip we are a nonpartisan agency. We answer to the congress. We work for the entire congress. Generally our work is for the chairs and ranking members of the various committees. If there is something on health care that would be in the senate for the finance committee or the health committee. Similar
I want to mention a couple of upcoming events. On december 4th we have a news maker with Sheldon White house and on december 9th a headliners coffee and conversation with lonnie bunch. And i would like to present miss abrams with down of the most highly coveted items in washington d. C. A National Press club coffee mug. And finally, before your race, one of the things you were known for was writing romance novels. Is there another novel in the works . Oh im glad you asked. I technically still have to write the third novel in the trilogy that i stopped writing when i became democratic leader. Im going to get that one done, because i dont want to hear from my mom or sister again about this. Im working on a new legal thriller, and that should be coming out sometime in the near future. But its going to be under stacey abrams, because the other name is kind of known. Thank you for being with us. Thank you for having me. And we are adjourned. good morning, everyone. The committee will come t
Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. Were here today to consider the nomination of Dan Brouillette to be the secretary of energy. He currently is serving as the deputy secretary of energy, and i am certainly one who believes that you have done an excellent job as second in command to secretary perry. So we welcome you back to the committee. Its good to have discussion with you last week. I want to thank you really want to thank you for all youve done at the department, for your willingness to serve to this point, and for your willingness to step up in this new and higher capacity. Weve got our colleagues here this morning to introduce the deputy secretary, both texas and louisiana are well represented. Mr. Deputy secretary, you should feel very welcome by having these gentlemen next to you. So we will start with senator cassidy up here at the dais followed by senators cruz and kennedy to introduce the deputy secretary this morning. So senator cassidy, if you would
Done an excellent job as second in command to secretary perry. So we welcome you back to the committee. Its good to have discussion with you last week. I want to thank you really want to thank you for all youve done at the department, for your willingness to serve to this point, and for your willingness to step up in this new and higher capacity. Weve got our colleagues here this morning to introduce the deputy secretary, both texas and louisiana are well represented. Mr. Deputy secretary, you should feel very welcome by having these gentlemen next to you. So we will start with senator cassidy up here at the dais followed by senators cruz and kennedy to introduce the deputy secretary this morning. So senator cassidy, if you would like to proceed. We do have a full complement here this morning and a full house behind you. Hopefully the introductions do not consume our full morning, but we certainly welcome all the good comments. So senator cassidy. Madam chair, what a wonderful way to t