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Testimony Before the Senate Budget Committee

Bobby Kogan testified before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee about the national debt.

Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, Members of the Committee, thank you very much for inviting me to testify before you.

It is with enormous happiness that I come here today, having served as a staff member for six and a half years on this committee, under both Senator Murray and Senator Sanders. I am currently the senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress, working to ensure the federal budget prioritizes policies that help the most vulnerable people. Prior to joining American Progress, I served in the Biden-Harris White House as adviser to the director of the Office of Management and Budget, where I assisted with the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act, as well as the president’s budget requests, budget concepts, and budget scorekeeping

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Bobby Kogan

Senior Director, Federal Budget Policy

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