Brookings: Experts - Bill Frenzel

The Scouting Report Web Chat: The U.S. Budget Deficit

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The soaring U.S. budget deficit is projected to total more than $1 trillion for the fiscal year that ends September 30. Brookings guest scholar and former Member of Congress William Frenzel, along with Politico’s Fred Barbash, answered your questions about the danger of the increasing U.S. budget deficit and its link to health care reform and economic growth.

Town Hall Health Care Debate

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:21:19 GMT

The debate over health care reform has moved from Capitol Hill into the heartland where Members of Congress are hosting dozens of packed town hall meetings on the issue. William Frenzel, a Brookings expert and former U.S. representative from Minnesota, and the a co-chair of The Committee For a Responsible Federal Budget—which holds community meetings to gauge how the public feels about government spending—says town hall meetings should be used judiciously.

On Bailouts, Congress should Tread Lightly

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:12:14 GMT

Brookings Guest Scholar Bill Frenzel, a former Member of Congress, says federal legislators should tread carefully when considering bailing out failing businesses.

Budget Chaos: What, Me Worry?

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As the baby boomers begin to retire this year, the burden of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid will grow relentlessly. With more people in the programs and more expensive benefits, the nation will quickly encounter a budget disaster. Bill Frenzel and Ron Haskins say that dramatic reforms are needed to avoid budget chaos for future generations.

Taming the Deficit: Forge a Grand Compromise for a Sustainable Future

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Currently projected deficits are unsustainable and pose serious risks to the economy, make us dangerously dependent on other countries, impose a "debt tax" on every taxpayer, send the bill for current spending to future generations, and weaken the government's ability to invest in the future or respond to emergencies. The next President will have to act to meet the deficit challenge.

Taming the Deficit, Together

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Bill Frenzel, Charles Stenholm, William Hoagland and Isabel Sawhill (2/12/07)

Taming the Deficit

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

How can we balance the budget in the next five years? In a series of papers on budget choices, Brookings analysts examine options for reducing domestic discretionary spending, pruning the defense budget, raising revenues, and investing additional resources in children. An overall deficit reduction plan uses the ideas developed in this series to balance the budget in the next five years. All five papers in this series, and more information about the Budgeting for National Priorities project, can be found at www.brookings.edu/budget.

Time for a Budget Summit

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Bill Frenzel in the San Francisco Chronicle (11/5/2006)

Cooperation: Congress Simply Has To Bring It Back

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Is congressional comity a thing of the past? To this frequently asked question, most political observers would answer yes.

Breaux Amendment Is Sweet, And Very Expensive

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by William Frenzel, ""Breaux amendment is sweet, and very expensive,"" in The Hill, June 16, 2002

Budget Discipline

Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by William Frenzel, ""Budget Discipline,"" Testimony for the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, April 25, 2002

The Business of Congress After September 11: A Look Back and at What's Ahead for 2002

Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Dialogue with Bill Frenzel and Sarah Binder (January 2002)

The Tax Cut: Will It Rest in Peace or Shine in Glory?

Wed, 01 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by Bill Frenzel (Spring 2000)

Limiting Terms of Office for Members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives

Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Bill Frenzel, Guest Scholar, Governmental Studies, the Brookings Institution, before the Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, January 22, 1997

Assessing the 104th Congress: (This one is different)

Fri, 01 Mar 1996 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review, Spring 1996