Douglas Holtz-Eakin
President, American Action Forum
Prior to founding the American Action Forum (AAF) in 2009, Douglas Holtz-Eakin served in a number of high-level policy positions in Washington. He was the former director of the Congressional Budget Office and the chief economist of the Council of Economic Advisers under then-President George W. Bush. The AAF is a nonprofit, center-right organization that provides research and analysis on domestic, economic and fiscal policy issues, such as trade, labor, immigration and technology. The following is an excerpt from his testimony at the Feb. 7, 2019, hearing titled, “Gradually Raising the Minimum Wage to $15,” held before the House Committee on Education and Labor. …
