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Bill Frenzel

Bill Frenzel

Guest Scholar, Economic Studies

A U.S. congressman for 20 years, Bill Frenzel has specialized in budget issues and tax policy. He was the ranking minority member on the House Budget Committee; advised President Clinton on NAFTA; and advised President Bush on Social Security and tax reform.



Expertise

Budget policy, Congress, election campaign law, fiscal policy, international financial institutions, taxes, trade policy, World Trade Organization

Background

Current Positions
Chairman, President's Advisory Commission on Trade Policy and Negotiations;Co-Chair, Bretton Woods Committee;Chairman, Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care;Vice-Chair, The Eurasia Foundation;Co-Chair, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget;Co-Chair, Committee for Strategic Tax Reform;Member, Secretary of State's Advisory Committee for Leadership and Management

Past Positions
Member, President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security (2002);Special Advisor to President Clinton on NAFTA (1994);Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Minn., 1971-91);Ranking Minority Member, House Budget Committee and House Administration Committee;Member, Subcommittee on Trade, House Ways and Means Committee;Congressional Representative to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

Education

M.B.A. (1951), B.A. (1950), Dartmouth College


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioTo Deficit Panel: Go Big, Long, SmartNovember 01, 2011POLITICO
Save to My PortfolioLawmakers, the World Beckons November 01, 2011The Hill
Save to My PortfolioWeb Chat: Another Congressional Budget CrisisSeptember 28, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioSuper Committee: Low Expectations, Great OpportunitiesAugust 19, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioOn the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2012February 16, 2011Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Save to My PortfolioWeb Chat: The Federal BudgetFebruary 09, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioAround the Halls: Reducing the Budget Deficit November 12, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioWill Advocacy Groups Kill Much-Needed Budget Reform?October 27, 2010Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Save to My PortfolioGive the Presidential Deficit Commission a ChanceFebruary 19, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioFinancial Crisis Inquiry Commission: Will Anyone Care?January 15, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report Web Chat: The U.S. Budget DeficitSeptember 30, 2009Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioBudget Chaos: What, Me Worry?April 07, 2008The Washington Times
Save to My PortfolioTaming the Deficit, TogetherFebruary 12, 2007The New York Times
Save to My PortfolioTaming the DeficitJanuary 2007The Brookings Institution

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Contact Information

Communications@brookings.edu

202.797.6105
Brookings Office of Communications

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