Linda Wertheimer Speaks with Robert Reischauer, former director of the Congressional Budget Office, and currently a senior fellow of Economic Studies at the Brookings Institute. Reischauer talks about the real savings in this year's budget and how there are cuts in the deficit. He tells what the government is likely to do towards balancing the budget next year.

Linda Wertheimer Speaks

Linda Wertheimer Speaks

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with Robert Reischauer, former director of the Congressional Budget Office, and currently a senior fellow of Economic Studies at the Brookings Institute. Reischauer talks about the real savings in this year's budget and how there are cuts in the deficit. He tells what the government is likely to do towards balancing the budget next year.