[inaudible conversations] well, we re going to move straight on. i m very, very pleased to introduce our panel on discalling [inaudible] you know, sometimes when you re organizing a nabe conference and panel, it s like bringing friends together. and this is one case like that. we have real friends of nawe on the dais today. i won t belabor their introductions, but we re very pleased to have doug elmendorf with us today, isas all of you know, past director of the cbo. he s been in front of us many times, we always find his views and positions extremely enlightening. it s wonderful to have doug is us. and it s also good to have glenn hubbard with us who is dean of, dean of the russell sorry, dean and russell carlson professor of finance and economics at the columbia business school and is the past, past chair of the cea under george w. bush. and finally, we have our moderator, michael peterson, president and coo of peterson foundation. michael oversees strategy for the fo
economic policy. former congress budget office director spoke to the gathering about the federal budget, the deficit and the debt. i am very pleased to introduce our panel. you know, some times it s like bringing friends together this is one case like that. we have real friends today. so i won t belabor their introductions but this is dean of the kennedy school, professor of public policy. as all of you know past director of the cvo. we always find his views and positions extremely enlightning. it is wonderful to have doug with us and glenn who is dean of the sorry, dean and russell carlson professor and is the past chair of the cea under george w. bush. finally we have our moderator michael peterson who is ceo and president of the peterson foundation and it is long-time supporters. we are delighted to have you again here. over do you. thank you. thank you. we have a great panel that will be focused on fiscal policy. as part of our roel we need to find common ground
about the federal budget, the deficit and the debt. i am very pleased to introduce our panel. you know, some times it s like bringing friends together this is one case like that. we have real friends today. so i won t belabor their introductions but this is dean of the kennedy school, professor of public policy. as all of you know past director of the cvo. we always find his views and positions extremely enlightning. it is wonderful to have doug with us and glenn who is dean of the sorry, dean and russell carlson professor and is the past chair of the cea under george w. bush. finally we have our moderator michael peterson who is ceo and president of the peterson foundation and it is long-time supporters. we are delighted to have you again here. over do you. thank you. thank you. we have a great panel that will be focused on fiscal policy. as part of our roel we need to find common ground. for those with questions, fill them out and send them up and we ll save time
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