America's To-Do List: Protecting the Middle Class by Strengthening the U.S. Economy
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The federal government’s fiscal chasm must take center stage in post-election America, as Washington struggles to avoid a potentially crippling threat to the U.S. economy. The uncontrolled debt and deficit helps to explain the public’s belief that the economy is on the wrong track. But dealing with the debt is merely one of the to-do items the president and Congress must address if the United States hopes to regain its economic momentum.
The latest Allstate – National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll, the fifteenth in a series of groundbreaking surveys, will serve as a discussion driver and will gauge Americans’ perspectives on the best way to renew a stagnant middle class and strengthen the U.S. economy.
Speakers
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
Vice-Ranking Chair, House Budget Committee
Dr. Anthony Carnevale
Director, Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University
Karen Dynan, Ph.D.
Vice President and Co-Director of the Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution
Michael Ettlinger
Vice President for Economic Policy, Center for American Progress
Todd McCracken
President and CEO, National Small Business Association
Moderators
Ronald Brownstein
Editorial Director, Atlantic Media
Edward Reilly
Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Communications Practice, FTI Consulting
