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John Podesta, Paul Krugman, Martin Feldstein Join Others for America’s Fiscal Choices, Oct. 5th

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John Podesta, Paul Krugman, Martin Feldstein Join Others for America’s Fiscal Choices, A Conference Examining America's Federal Budget Priorities

Washington--On Tuesday, October 5th, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Century Foundation, Demos and the Economic Policy Institute will hold a conference, "America’s Fiscal Choices: Strengthening Our Economy and Building for the Future," at the Newseum in Washington, DC. The conference will present moderated conversations with both economists and policymakers representing a range of perspectives on how to facilitate economic growth, spur public investment and reduce the national debt.

Confirmed panelists include Center for American Progress’ John Podesta, Nobel Laureate and New York Times Columnist Paul Krugman, Social Security Works’ Nancy Altman, Harvard’s Martin Feldstein, the New Schools’ Teresa Ghilarducci and others. The conference is open to journalists, and there will be opportunities to ask questions throughout the day.

WHEN:

October 5, 2010, 8:00AM – 4:30PM

WHERE:

Newseum, Knight Conference Center, 7th Floor
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001

WHO:

Nancy ALTMAN, Social Security Works
Eileen APPELBAUM, Center for Economic and Policy Research Leonard BURMAN, Urban Institute Carl CONETTA, Project on Defense Alternatives Karen DAVIS, Commonwealth Fund Martin FELDSTEIN, Harvard University Teresa GHILARDUCCI, New School Robert GREENSTEIN, CBPP Jan HATZIUS, Goldman Sachs John IRONS, Economic Policy Institute Paul KRUGMAN, Princeton University Robert KUTTNER, Demos and The American Prospect John PODESTA, Center for American Progress Robert PUENTES, Brookings Institute Bob REISCHAUER, Urban Institute David WALKER, Peter G. Peterson Foundation Cindy WILLIAMS, MIT

For more information, including detailed agenda or to RSVP, please see contact information.

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Contact & RSVP:

Tim Rusch, trusch@demos.org, 212.389.1407 Gennady Kolker, gkolker@demos.org, 212.389.1408

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Demos John Podesta Paul Krugman Martin Feldstein America’s Fiscal Choices Americas Federal Budget Priorities Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Century Foundation Economic Policy Institute