Panelists Discuss Challenges to the Nation's Fiscal/Economic Health; How to Overcome Partisanship in Washington; and Strategic Planning and Investment for Future Generations

WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, in a discussion moderated by Carl Cannon, The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) will roll out its report, "Prosperity or Decline? Breaking Washington's Deadlock To Save America's Future."

For the last 18 months, CSPC has been conducting a bipartisan comprehensive study, the Strengthening America's Future Initiative (SAFI), to help tackle the same issues with which Congress and the Administration have been struggling.  CSPC put these same issues in front of our bipartisan group of luminaries - former Ambassadors, Members of Congress, Governors, Business leaders, Academics - and our recommendations, aimed at educating people both inside Washington and outside the beltway, demonstrate that bipartisan solutions can be found and government can work if politicians can set aside partisanship and work together.  

When: Friday, March 19, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW · Washington, DC 20045

Welcome and Introduction:  The Honorable David M. Abshire, President & CEO, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, Former Ambassador to NATO, 1983-1987

Moderator:  Carl Cannon, Senior Washington Correspondent, PoliticsDaily.com and Author of Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy

PANEL 1: Challenges to Our Fiscal/Economic Future and Overcoming Partisanship in Washington

Keynote Speaker and Panelist:

The Honorable David Walker

President & CEO, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Former Comptroller General

The Honorable Norman Augustine

Former CEO, Lockheed Martin, Co-Chair, Rising Above the Gathering Storm

The Honorable Carla Hills

Chair & CEO, Hills & Company, Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Former U.S. Trade Representative

The Honorable C. Fred Bergsten

President, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Former Assistant Secretary of Treasury

PANEL 2: Strategic Planning and Investment in Our Nation's Future

Keynote Speaker and Panelist:

The Honorable Tom Ridge

Founder & CEO, Ridge Global, LLC, Former Governor of Pennsylvania, Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

The Honorable Roy Romer

Senior Advisor, College Board, Former Governor of Colorado

Dr. Daniel Yergin

Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Pulitzer Prize Winner, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power

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RSVP: SAFI@thePresidency.org or 202-872-9800

SOURCE The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress

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