“How Congress Uses Demographic Data,” was the topic of a widely attended GPAC session at the PAA 2016 Annual Meeting, featuring speakers from four agencies within the congressional branch: the Congressional Research Service (CRS); the General Accountability Office (GAO), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Senate Budget Committee. Panelists provided a comprehensive overview of each agency’s (or committee’s) mission and how demographic data is used to support research, analysis and evaluation in connection with legislative and oversight activities.
Pictured (L-R): Pamela Davidson, GAO; Julie Topoleski, CBO; Jennifer Williams, CRS; and William Beech, former Chief Economist, Senate Budget Committee and currently VP of PolicyResearch at the Mercatus Center, George Mason University.
View the speaker slides:
Pamela Davidson (GAO)
Julie Topoleski (CBO)
Jennifer Williams (CRS)
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