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In his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night,
President Bush is expected to spell out many of the specifics of his domestic and national security agenda, not just for the year ahead but for his entire second term in the White House.
While his recent inaugural speech struck a lofty but non-specific tone, the president’s State of the Union address is expected to provide details of his proposals for Social Security reform, changes in the tax system, tort reform, the federal budget, renewing the USA PATRIOT Act, and many other initiatives.
At this forum the day after the State of the Union speech, Brookings scholars with expertise in the relevant issues will analyze the president’s proposals, as well as the outlook for their passage, and the mood and divisions in Congress and in the country as the debate over Bush’s second-term agenda begins.
The panelists will answer questions from the audience.
Agenda
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February 3
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Moderator
Isabel V. Sawhill Senior Fellow Emeritus - Economic Studies, Center for Economic Security and Opportunity @isawhill -
Panelists
Ivo H. Daalder Former Brookings Expert, President - Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO @IvoHDaalderSTStuart Taylor, Jr. Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
William G. Gale The Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
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