A hearing before the U. S. Congress Joint Economic Committee will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. ET, in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.

Hearing: “Counting the Costs: How a U.S. Default Crisis Harms American Families and Businesses”

Chairman Martin Heinrich will preside.

Read Chairman Heinrich's opening statement

Witnesses:

Dr. Wendy Edelberg
Director, The Hamilton Project
Senior Fellow in Economic Studies
Brookings Institution
Washington, DC

Read Dr. Wendy Edelberg's Testimony

Mr. Indivar Dutta-Gupta
President & Executive Director
Center for Law and Social Policy
Washington, DC

Read Mr. Indivar Dutta-Gupta's testimony

Hon. Mick Mulvaney
Former Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Charlotte, NC

When: May, 17, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. ET
Where: 216 Hart Senate Office Building