| TIME |
TOPIC |
SPEAKERS |
MODERATOR |
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| 9:00 to 9:30 |
Welcome and Setting the Framework: Economic Growth, Investment and Deficit Reduction |
Tamara Draut, Demos; Lawrence Mishel, Economic Policy Institute |
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| 9:30 to 10:30 |
Economists Panel: Budget Policy, Short-Term Recovery and Long-Term Growth |
Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs; Paul Krugman, New York Times; Martin Feldstein, Harvard |
Jackie Calmes, New York Times |
| 10:30 to 11:00 |
The Short-Term Challenge: The Fiscal Squeeze on State and Local Governments |
Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities |
Ezra Klein, Washington Post |
| 11:00 to 11:15 |
Break |
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| 11:15 to 12:15 |
The Medium-Term Challenge: Replenishing Revenues and Modernizing the Tax Code |
Leonard Burman, Maxwell School, Syracuse University; John Irons, Economic Policy Institute; Henry Aaron, Brookings Institution, CBPP |
Ezra Klein, Washington Post |
| 12:15 to 1:00 |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 to 1:45 |
Lunch Time Feature
The Medium Term Challenge: Strengthening Social Security and Retirement Security |
Nancy Altman, Social Security Works; Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School; Robert Reischauer, Urban Institute |
Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect |
| 1:45 to 2:30 |
The Medium-Term Challenge: Reassessing our National Security Goals and Budget |
Carl Conetta, Project on Defense Alternatives; David Walker, Peter G. Peterson Foundation; Cindy Williams, MIT |
Stan Collender, Qorvis |
| 2:30 to 3:15 |
The Long-Term Challenge: Next Steps for Healthcare Reform |
Karen Davis, Commonwealth Fund; Maggie Mahar, TCF Fellow; Bill Hoagland, CIGNA |
Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect |
| 3:15 to 3:30 |
Break |
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| 3:30 to 4:30 |
The Long-Term Challenge: Public Investment as a Foundation for Growth |
John Podesta, Center for American Progress; Robert Puentes, Brookings Institution; Eileen Appelbaum, Center for Economic and Policy Research |
Stan Collender, Qorvis |
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