As
an apparent precursor to a second round of rebate checks, the House
Ways and Means Committee today is holding a hearing on "Economic
Recovery, Job Creation and Investment In America."
In announcing
the hearing, Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) noted the
severity of the recent economic downturn and its effects not only on
individuals, but also on state and local governments.
Witnesses invited to testify before the panel include:
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David Paterson, Governor, State of New York
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Mark Sanford, Governor, State of South Carolina
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Douglas Palmer, Mayor, City of Trenton, N.J.
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Timothy Firestine, Chief Operating Officer, Montgomery County Executive, Rockville, Md.
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David Mongan, President, American Society of Civil Engineers
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Dennis Van Roekel, President, National Education Association
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Jared Bernstein, Ph.D., Director, Living Standards Program, Economic Policy Institute
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Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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Christine Owens, Executive Director, National Employment Law Project
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Jeanne Lambrew, Ph.D., Associate Professor, LBJ School of Public
Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, and Senior Fellow, Center for
American Progress, Action Fund, Austin, Texas
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Martella A. Turner-Joseph, Vice President, Joseph & Turner Consulting Actuaries, LLC, New York, N.Y.
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Alan Viard, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Testimony
begins at 10 a.m. Eastern (9 a.m. Central). You can watch the proceeding
by clicking on the live committee action link at the Ways and Means home page.
