Hearing Announcement: What Lower Labor Force Participation Rates Tell Us About Work Opportunities and Incentives"
The Joint Economic Committee will be holding a hearing on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 2:15 p.m. in Dirksen 562.
Coats Statement on June Employment Numbers
JEC to Examine Influence of Federal Lending on Private Markets and Impact on Taxpayers
JEC will be holding a hearing on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.
Hearing Announcement: "The Economic Exposure of Federal Credit Programs"
The Joint Economic Committee will be holding a hearing on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in the room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.
Coats Statement on May Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON, DC — Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued the following statement regarding today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that the U.S. economy added 280,000 nonfarm payroll jobs (262,000 in the private sector), and the unemployment rate increased to 5.5...
Joint Economic Committee Discusses Effects of Obamacare
Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today held a hearing titled “Examining the Employment Effects of the Affordable Care Act” where he heard testimony from witnesses on how Obamacare affects business owners, schools and local governments.
JEC to Consider if Obamacare is Costing Jobs
Chairman Coats announced the Joint Economic Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 2:30 P.M. in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Hearing Announcement: "Examining the Employment Effects of the Affordable Care Act"
The Joint Economic Committee will be holding a hearing on "Examining the Employment Effects of the Affordable Care Act" on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Coats Votes For Balanced Budget Conference Report
Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today issued the following statement after voting for the final budget conference report, which would balance the federal budget within ten years.