Testimonies and Speeches

Sep 17, 2001

Financial Leaders Urge Investors To Buy Stock

As the financial world braces for U.S. markets to open this morning many financial leaders from legendary investor Warren Buffett to Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill to President Bush and Vice President Cheney are calling on investors to be bullish and invest in America.

Sep 04, 2001

U.S. Senate, Texas Will Miss Phil Gramm's Leadership

NCPA President John C. Goodman issued the following statement following Senator Phil Gramm's announcement that he will not seek re-election:

Jul 23, 2001

Investing Social Security surplus in the stock market is less risky than doing nothing

Investing the Social Security surplus in the stock market is less risky than maintaining the status quo, according to a study released today by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) and the Private Enterprise Research Center at Texas A&M University.

Jul 19, 2001

NCPA Research Available For Coverage Of Social Security Reform

As you prepare for coverage of the official release of the interim report of President Bush's Commission to Strengthen Social Security, we want to provide you with the NCPA's most recent research in all areas critical to Social Security reform.

Jul 19, 2001

Should The Social Security Surplus Be Invested In The Stock Market?

Coming just one day before the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security is scheduled to release its interim report, the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) will unveil a new study on the risk of investing the Social Security surplus in the stock market at a news conference at the National Press Club.

Jun 18, 2001

Patients' Bill Of Rights Bill No Longer Relevant

The Senate this week begins debate on competing versions of managed care reform, commonly referred to as the "Patients' Bill of Rights." Yet according Greg Scandlen, senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis, the Senate is fighting a war over an issue that has already been decided in the courts, and for which public support appears to be dwindling.

Jun 14, 2001

Distortions Cloud School Choice Debate: Teachers' Unions Lie in Campaign Against School Vouchers

Former Milwaukee school superintendent Howard Fuller claims opponents of school choice are using lies and half-truths about the success of choice programs in Milwaukee to influence the debate on education in Congress.

Mar 20, 2001

Why Efforts to Further Regulate Private Firearm Transactions at Gun Shows are Misguided as a Policy for Crime Reduction

Chairman Hinojosa, Vice-Chair Dunnam and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify concerning the merits of HB 367, HB 404 and HB 635 today.

Mar 08, 2001

Statement on the budgetary implications of President George W. Bush's proposed tax cut

Mr. Chairman, there are three major points I would like to make this morning regarding the budgetary implications of President George W. Bush's proposed tax cut.