July 29 (Bloomberg) — Ron Paul, a Republican representative from Texas and a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, talks about the impasse over raising the US debt limit. Paul speaks in Washington with Megan Hughes on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move Asia.” (Paul spoke before Representative Kevin McCarthy said the US House won’t vote Thursday on Speaker John Boehner’s debt-limit plan. Source: Bloomberg)
July 28 (Bloomberg) — The debt-ceiling proposals put forth by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio would each cut about $750 billion over the next 10 years, according to Bloomberg Government analyst Scott Anchin.ΒΆ To get to a ratio of 60 percent debt to GDP, $4.9 trillion in deficit reduction measures would be needed in the next 10 years, says Bloomberg Government analyst Christopher Payne. (Source: Bloomberg)
July 26 (Bloomberg) — Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, discusses President Barack Obama’s and House Speaker John Boehner’s back-to-back televised speeches last night on dueling visions to cut the deficit and raise the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. Hunt, speaking on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness With Margaret Brennan,” also previews his interview with White House Chief of Staff William Daley. Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group Ltd., also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)
July 25 (Bloomberg) — Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, discusses House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, and his plan to pursue a two-step debt-limit extension that President Barack Obama has threatened to veto. Hunt, speaking on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness With Margaret Brennan,” also talks about his latest Bloomberg View column on the 2012 elections. (Source: Bloomberg)
July 21 (Bloomberg) — Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, discusses the return of a grand bargain to US deficit negotiations. Hunt, speaking on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness with Margaret Brennan, also talks about Standard & Poor’s renewed warning that the US may lose its AAA credit rating as soon as August as the risk of a default escalates. (Source: Bloomberg)
July 20 (Bloomberg) — Kevin Hassett, director of economic-policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and a Bloomberg News columnist, and James Manley, a former spokesman for Senator Harry Reid, debate the so-called Gang of Six senators’ proposed $3.7 trillion debt-cutting plan and prospects for political compromise on raising the US debt ceiling. The speak on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness with Margaret Brennan.” (Source: Bloomberg)
July 15 (Bloomberg) — Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, discusses President Barack Obama’s news conference on US debt-reduction plan negotiations. Hunt speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness With Margaret Brennan.” (Source: Bloomberg)
July 15 (Bloomberg) — Joseph Minarik, senior vice president of the Committee for Economic Development and a Bloomberg Government columnist, talks about negotiations among lawmakers on raising the US debt ceiling. Minarik speaks with Deirdre Bolton and Erik Schatzker on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.” (Joseph Minarik is a Bloomberg Government columnist. The opinion expressed are his own. Source: Bloomberg)
July 12 (Bloomberg) — Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, discusses President Barack Obama’s comments on US debt-reduction talks. More negotiations are scheduled between Obama and congressional leaders at the White House this afternoon. Hunt speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness With Margaret Brennan.” (Source: Bloomberg)
July 8 (Bloomberg) — Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, discusses President Barack Obama’s reaction to today’s June jobs report. Hunt, speaking on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness With Margaret Brennan,” also previews his interview with Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson, which airs this weekend on “Political Capital With Al Hunt.” (Source: Bloomberg)