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Next, a forum on the federal governments response on the coronavirus. Former lawmakers and federal officials talk about the need for bipartisan leadership and the role of past crises in determining future actions. Welcome to a unique event to discuss the critical need for a healthy, bipartisan leadership at this time of covid19. And Christine Todd whitman im delighted to be cochair of the National Institute for civil discourse. The am tom daschle, one of cochairs as well. Along with christine im delighted to join her and keith to discuss the critical nature of bipartisanship as we look to our response to the covid19 crisis we are all facing. Ofad the responsibility being majority later during one of our last crises after 911. We learned the value, the importance, the critical nature of bipartisanship then. We hope we can apply those lessons and many more as we look to the challenges at we face in our country today. Already, and icd executive director. Capacityon is to build to engage d
Reports on various topics. We just had one on student loans, for example. Then we do 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. Mr. Mcardle talk about who you answer to. Mr. Swagel we are a nonpartisan agency. We answer to the congress. We work through the two budget committees, the House Budget Committee and the Senate Budget committee, but we work for the entire congress. Generally our work is for the chairs and ranking members of the various committees of jurisdictions. If there is something on health care that would be in the senate for the finance committee or the health committee. And similarly in the house. And so in a sense we answer to all the members and support all the numbers equally on a nonpartisan basis. Mr. Mcardle all of the members are interested in your budget and economics outlook. What is the takeaway from that . Mr. Swagel the
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The program. The congressional budget supports congress in its budget function. We evaluate legislation and provide cost estimates for legislation, we do analytic reports on various topics, one just came out on student loans, for example. Then we do a host of scorekeeping functions in support of the appropriations process. Helping spending and congress to figure out basically how much they are spending and how much bills will cost. Talk about who you answer to. We are nonpartisan and we answer to congress. Senate through the Budget Committee and the house Budget Committee, but generally our work is for the chairs with ranking members for various committees for the jurisdiction. Something on health care, that would often be the Health Committee and similarly in health in the house. We answer to all of the members and support equally on a nonpartisan basis. Are interested in your budget outlook that came out recently. The take away is too full on the economic side, we have continued gdp