Steve Bell
Steve Bell served on the staff of U.S. Senator Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) from 1974 to 1986 and then again from 1996 to 2009. From 1981 until 1986 he was staff director of the Senate Budget Committee, which Senator Domenici chaired. Between 1986 and 1996, he was a managing director of Salomon Brothers, Inc., of New York, and started that firm’s Washington, D.C., office. He was nominated by President Reagan to be a member of the Federal Thrift Savings Plan Board and, after confirmation by the Senate, served in that capacity for four years. Bell was a weekly legislative and political analyst at CNN television for ten years. He is now principal of Steve Bell, LLC, a consulting firm.
Recent Media Appearances
- A rosier economic outlook now colors political picture for Obama
The Hill, May 13, 2013 - Can Washington lawmakers replicate the FAA fix?
San Francisco Chronicle, May 1, 2013 - The Federal Deficit Is Actually Shrinking
NPR, May 1, 2013 - A Playbook for Undoing the Sequester
National Journal, April 27, 2013 - How Subtracting Leaders Adds to Tax-Reform Effort
The Wall Street Journal, April 26, 2013 - Spending cuts: Reality of furloughs hits home
CNNMoney, April 25, 2013 - Debt Ceiling Deadline Pushed Back as Growth Lifts U.S.
Bloomberg, April 25, 2013 - Disorderly Conduct
Slate, April 25, 2013 - Higher revenue, lower spending might mean debt limit breather
The Washington Post, April 25, 2013 - VIDEO: Entitlements and the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request
C-SPAN, April 12, 2013 - Statement by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Steve Bell on President Obama’s Budget
April 10, 2013 - Republicans embrace plan that suggests debt limit fight
Reuters, April 9, 2013 - A primer on the federal budget process
The Washington Post, April 7, 2013 - Plan to Rein In Social Security Draws Criticism
The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2013 - Obama budget offer has a tax boost backed by Republicans
Reuters, April 5, 2013 - Plan to Cap Tax Breaks Is Gaining Steam
The Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2013
Recent Blog Posts
- Will Declining Deficits in the Short Run Overshadow the Troubling Landscape Ahead?
May 14, 2013 - Thinking About A Second Sequester, Fiscal Year 2014, and Congress
May 3, 2013 - The President’s Budget: Now What?
April 16, 2013 - Origins of the Sequester
February 27, 2013 - H.R. 325, The Debt Limit, and Extraordinary Measures: A Technical Note (Warning: Wonky)
January 31, 2013