This should be very good. Gillon's book looks very interesting, Marc Goldwein is an up-and-coming analyst, and Chuck Blahous and Ed Lorenzen are old (ok, not so old) pros. Register here: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2008/lessons_entitlement_reform Lessons in Entitlement Reform How Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich Almost Saved Social Security On October 28th, 1997, House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton held a secret meeting where they reached a groundbreaking deal to create a centrist political coalition to reform Social Security and Medicare. Although the Lewinsky scandal ultimately undermined their agreement, the efforts of these men, and others in Congress, might serve as a model for members of both parties interested in addressing the long-term shortfalls in the nation's entitlement programs. Start: 09/08/2008 - 12:15pm End: 09/08/2008 - 1:45pm New America Foundation 1630 Connecticut Ave, NW 7th Floor Washington, 20009 United States See map: Google Maps Participants Featured Speakers Moderator
Steven Gillon will discuss the details of how this secret agreement came to be, as first revealed in his new book, The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry That Defined a Generation. Gillon will be joined by Charles Blahous and Ed Lorenzen, who were involved in bipartisan reform efforts during Clinton's presidency, working on opposite sides of the aisle. The panelists will discuss what can be learned from the reform efforts of the 1990s, and address the question of whether, and in what political environment, entitlement reform is possible.
Resident Historian, The History Channel
Professor of History, University of Oklahoma
Author, The Pact
Deputy Director, White House National Economic Council
Author, Reforming Social Security: For Ourselves and Our Posterity
Senior Policy Advisor
Office of Congressman Steny Hoyer
Policy Analyst
New America Foundation
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Upcoming event: How Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich Almost Saved Social Security
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