Mayors To Call on Congress and Administration To Reach an Agreement on the Debt Limit

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Jul 20, 2011, 11:59 ET

Will Urge Immediate Investments in Job Creation, Infrastructure and Transportation

LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the deadline for reaching an agreement to raise the debt ceiling fast-approaching, fifty of the nation's mayors, led by US Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, will meet in Los Angeles next week to urge Congress and the Administration to reach an agreement on the debt limit to prevent default.

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At the USCM Summer Leadership Meeting, the mayors will also discuss the critical issues and challenges facing America's cities including job creation, rebuilding our nation's infrastructure, and public safety.

Confirmed participants include: John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer Center for American Progress; Michael Milken, Chairman of the Milken Institute; Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution; Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Tom Steyer, Chair of Farallon Capital Management; Dan Reicher, former head of Google Energy Initiatives; and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck.

WHO
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Los Angeles, CA), USCM President
Mayor Michael Nutter (Philadelphia, PA), USCM Vice President
Mayor Scott Smith (Mesa, AZ), USCM Second Vice President
Fifty mayors from around the country

John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer Center for American Progress
Michael Milken, Chairman of the Milken Institute
Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings Institution
Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality
Tom Steyer, Chair of Farallon Capital Management
Dan Reicher, former head of Google Energy Initiatives
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck

WHAT
US Conference of Mayors Summer Leadership Meeting

WHEN
Thursday, July 21 – Saturday, July 23

NOTE: On Friday, July 22, the mayors will hold a press conference in the Georgia Room of the JW Marriott.

WHERE
JW Marriott
900 W. Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90015

CREDENTIAL INFORMATION
All members of the media must register for credentials to cover the meeting.

Please visit: http://usmayors.org/laleadership/press_registration.asp to register.

Advance registration is encouraged. On-site registration will take place outside the Georgia room.

DRAFT AGENDA (UPDATED AS OF 7/20/11)

Thursday, July 21
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.	Summer Night Lights – Costello Park

Friday, July 22
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Opening Remarks

	ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA
	Mayor of Los Angeles
	President, The United States Conference of Mayors

	TOM COCHRAN
	CEO and Executive Director
	The United States Conference of Mayors

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Deficit, Debt Ceiling and Jobs: Putting the Pieces Together

Moderator:	JIM NEWTON
	Editor-at-Large
	Los Angeles Times

Remarks:	JOHN PODESTA
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	Center for American Progress
	Former White House Chief of Staff (1998-2001)

	Discussion

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.	Public Opinion on the Debt Debate

Remarks:	PAUL MASLIN
	Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3)

	Discussion

12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Press Conference
	(Georgia Room, 3rd Floor)

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	Working Lunch

Keynote Address:	MICHAEL MILKEN: Toward a New American Century

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Promoting a Metro Export Agenda

Moderator:	AMBASSADOR MICKEY KANTOR
	Former United States Trade Representative (1993-1997)
	Former United States Secretary of Commerce (1996-1997)

Panelists:	BRUCE KATZ
	Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program
	The Brookings Institution

	NICOLE Y. LAMB-HALE
	Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services
	International Trade Administration
	United States Department of Commerce

	DOMINIC NG
	CEO
	East West Bank

	Discussion

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Energy Security and Jobs

Moderator:	MARGOT ROOSEVELT
	Los Angeles Times

Panelists:	NANCY SUTLEY
	Chair
	Council on Environmental Quality
	The White House

	TOM STEYER
	Founder and Co-Managing Partner
	Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
	Co-Chair, Californians for Clean Energy and Jobs (CCEJ)

	DAN REICHER
	Former Head of Google Energy Initiatives
	Executive Director
	Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance
	Stanford University

	Discussion

Saturday, July 23

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Creating Jobs in America's Cities

Moderator:	DON GRAVES
	Executive Director
	President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
	The White House

Panelists:	DR. LAURA D'ANDREA TYSON
	Former Chair, White House Council of Economic Advisors (1993-1995)
	S.K. and Angela Chan Chair in Global Management
	Haas Business and Public Policy Group
	University of California, Berkley
	Member, President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

	MONICA LOZANO
	CEO
	impreMedia
	Member, President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Messaging the Metropolitan Investment Agenda

Remarks:	DR. FRANK I. LUNTZ
	Luntz Global, L.L.C.

	Discussion

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.	Innovative Approaches to Reducing Gang Violence

Moderator:	GUILLERMO CESPEDES
	Director, Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD)
	City of Los Angeles

Panelists:	CHARLIE BECK
	Chief of Police
	Los Angeles Police Department

	THOMAS ABT
	Chief of Staff to the Assistant Attorney General for Justice Programs
	United States Department of Justice

	CONNIE RICE
	Director, Advancement Project

	Discussion