Co-Sponsors: Brookings Institution, New America Foundation, Progressive Policy Institute, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Concord Coalition Committee on Economic Development, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Heritage Foundation, Urban Institute
Deficits are back, the debt is rising, and the coming election is the last before the baby boom generation begins to retire. Tough policy choices will be needed to get the country back on track, yet politicians continue to postpone making them. This policy forum—hosted by nine different organizations with varying perspectives—will explore and debate a number of possible options to help address these fiscal challenges before it is too late.
Opening Remarks Will Marshall, President, Progressive Policy Institute The Honorable Bill Frenzel, Co-Chair, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Guest Scholar, Brookings Institution; and Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Remarks The Honorable John McCain, U.S. Senator (R-Ariz.) The Honorable Joe Lieberman, U.S. Senator (D-Conn.)
Panel One: The Need for Action
Moderator:Jim Pinkerton, Fellow, New America Foundation Bob Bixby, Executive Director, Concord Coalition Charlie Kolb, President, Committee for Economic Development Eugene Steurle, Senior Fellow, The Urban Institute
Panel Two: Specific Reform Options
Moderator: Ron Haskins, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution Stuart Butler, Vice President, Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation Bob Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Maya MacGuineas, Executive Director, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and Director, Fiscal Policy Program, New America Foundation William Niskanen, Chairman, Cato Institute Alice Rivlin, Senior Fellow and Director, Greater Washington Research Program, Brookings Institution Paul Weinstein, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Fellow, Progressive Policy Institute
Wrap Up Isabel Sawhill, Vice President and Director Economic Studies, Brookings Institution