Director of the cbo. Hes been in front of us many times. We always find his views and positions extremely enlightening. Enlightening. Its wonderful to have dug with the spirit and its also good to have Glenn Hubbard with us it was dean of, sorry, dean at Russell Carson professor of finance and economics of the columbia business school, and is a past chair of the cea under george w. Bush. And finally we have our moderator Michael Peterson who is the ceo and president of the Peterson Foundation. Michael oversees a strategy for the foundation, and look at the key fiscal policy challenges that we all face, michael and the foundation are longtime supporters and backers of nabe, and were delighted to have you again michael. So over to you. Okay, thank you. [applause] spin the Peterson Foundation had to be back at nabe egg and this year and with a great panel double focusing on fiscal policy. As part of a role at the foundation would like to contain different perspectives and find common grou
Sometimes when you are a conference and panel, it is like bringing friends together, and this is one case like that. Onhave real friends of nabe the dais today. Pleased to have Doug Elmendorf with us, dean of the kennedy school, professor of Public Policy and as all of you the cbo. T director of he has been in front of us many times and we always find his views and positions extremely and lightning. It is wonderful to have doug with us. It is also good to have Clint Humbert with us, glenn of financeh us, dean and economics at Columbia Business School and the past chair of the cba under george w. Bush. Finally, our moderate moderator who is ceo and president of the peterson ambition. Michael oversees stratus he strategy for the foundation and looking at the key fiscal policy challenges that we all face. Michael and the foundation are longtime supporters and back backers and we are delighted to have you. Over to you, michael. Michael thank you. The peer found Peterson Foundation is very
Sometimes when you are a conference and panel, it is like bringing friends together, and this is one case like that. Onhave real friends of nabe the dais today. Pleased to have Doug Elmendorf with us, dean of the kennedy school, professor of Public Policy and as all of you the cbo. T director of he has been in front of us many times and we always find his views and positions extremely and lightning. It is wonderful to have doug with us. It is also good to have Clint Humbert with us, glenn of financeh us, dean and economics at Columbia Business School and the past chair of the cba under george w. Bush. Finally, our moderate moderator who is ceo and president of the peterson ambition. Michael oversees stratus he strategy for the foundation and looking at the key fiscal policy challenges that we all face. Michael and the foundation are longtime supporters and back backers and we are delighted to have you. Over to you, michael. Michael thank you. The peer found Peterson Foundation is very
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