Testimony & Comments by Veronique de Rugy

Testimony & Comments by Veronique de Rugy

A Guarantee for Failure: Government Lending Under Sec. 1705

Testimony Before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs
Veronique de Rugy | Jul 18, 2012
The Department of Energy’s loan guarantee programs have been the focus of much public attention since energy companies Solyndra, Beacon Power, and Abound went bankrupt, leaving taxpayers to shoulder hundreds of mil- lions of dollars in loan guarantees. The evidence strongly suggests that these programs fall short of their stated goals of developing clean energy and creating jobs.

Assessing the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program

Testimony Before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Veronique de Rugy | Jun 19, 2012
For obvious reasons, more than any other recent events, the waste of taxpayers’ money due to Solyndra’s failure has attracted much attention. However, the problems with loan guarantees are much more fundamental than the cost of one or more failed projects.

Federal Infrastructure Spending: Neither a Good Stimulus Nor a Good Investment

Testimony Before the Joint Economic Committee
Veronique de Rugy | Nov 16, 2011
In her testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, Veronique de Rugy argued that although infrastructure may be a good long-term investment, it is a particularly bad vehicle for stimulus and will not boost short-term job growth.

Administration Efforts on Line-by-Line Budget Review

Testimony Before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Veronique de Rugy | Oct 05, 2011
Veronique de Rugy testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations about a line-by-line budget review process.

Debt And Deficits: The Symptoms, Not The Disease

Testimony Before the House Committee on Ways and Means
Veronique de Rugy | Mar 30, 2011
Veronique de Rugy testified before the House Committee on Ways and Means about the U.S. debt and deficit.

Wasteful Spending Does Not Stop at Earmarks and Overpayments

Testimony Before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Veronique de Rugy | Feb 17, 2011
Veronique de Rugy testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about wasteful government spending.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: An Update

Testimony before the House Budget Committee
Veronique de Rugy | Jul 14, 2010
Since the Great Recession began in December 2007, employment has shrunk by 7.5 million jobs1, long-term unemployment is higher now than in any previous recession2, and real GDP has plummeted to 2006…

The Nation's Mid and Long-Term Fiscal Challenges

Testimony before the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
Veronique de Rugy | Jun 30, 2010
Well over a decade of irresponsible fiscal policy has created an unsustainable fiscal situation for the United States. The longer we delay serious consideration of meaningful solutions, the larger the problem will become.

Oversight of Federal Financial Management

Testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement
Veronique de Rugy | Apr 14, 2010
In a testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, Mercatus Center's Senior Research Fellow, Veronique de Rugy anlyzes America’s unsustainable financial situation.

Stimulus Facts

Testimony Before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Veronique de Rugy | Mar 26, 2010
In a testimony before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Mercatus Center's Senior Research Fellow, Veronique de Rugy presented a report on the disbursement of funds authorized…