Brookings Briefing June 23: The 2004 Campaign -- Assessing The Merits and Costs of the Candidates' Domestic Agendas 6/17/2004
From: Brookings Office of Communications, 202-797-6105 or communications@brookings.edu; Web: http://www.brookings.edu News Advisory: Brookings Briefing: The 2004 Campaign -- Assessing The Merits and Costs of the Candidates' Domestic Agendas WHEN: Wednesday, June 23, 9 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Falk Auditorium The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. DETAILS: Introduction: Strobe Talbott, president, Brookings Institution Moderator: Albert R. Hunt, executive Washington editor, Wall Street Journal -- PANEL I: THE CAMPAIGN AGENDAS Education Agendas: -- Tom Loveless, director, Brown Center on Education Policy, The Brookings Institution Fiscal Implications: -- Isabel Sawhill, vice president and director, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution Health Plans: -- Kenneth Thorpe, professor and chair, Health Policy and Management, Emory University; -- Jack Meyer, president, Economic and Social Research Institute Tax Plans: -- Leonard Burman, senior fellow, Urban Institute; co- director, Tax Policy Center; -- Bruce Bartlett, senior fellow, National Center for Policy Analysis -- PANEL II: REACTIONS FROM THE CAMPAIGNS -- James C. Capretta, adviser, Bush Campaign; -- Jason Furman, director of Economic Policy, Kerry Campaign -- Ron Haskins, senior fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution -- Thomas Mann, senior fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution BACKGROUND: Both President Bush and Sen. Kerry have promised to halve the federal deficit by 2009. Both campaigns also have proposed major new initiatives that could increase the deficit because they would require cutting taxes or raising spending. Panelists at this briefing will analyze the major spending and tax plans of both presidential candidates, paying special attention to health care, education, and taxes. Experts will assess the merits of the proposals, their costs, and their likely effects on the budget. Following their remarks, representatives of the Bush and Kerry campaigns will comment. --- RSVP: Contact the Brookings Office of Communications, 202-797-6105, or by email: communications@brookings.edu or on the Web at: http://www.brookings.edu/comm/events/20040623.htm |