For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 7, 2010
Contact: Phoebe Silag or Karen Conner, news@epi.org 202-775-8810

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, The Century Foundation, Demos and The Economic Policy Institute held a conference on October 5, 2010, with some of the nation’s leading thinkers to discuss the critical economic choices and challenges confronting the United States. Panelists represented a range of perspectives on how to facilitate economic growth, spur public investment and reduce the national debt.  In the currently available video clip, Martin Feldstein, Jan Hatzius and Paul Krugman discuss the country’s near- and long-term budget priorities.