The House Ways & Means Committee holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. today on Economic Recovery, Job Creation and Investment In America. From the hearing announcement:
The hearing will focus on challenges facing American families and State and local governments during the economic downturn and solutions to improve economic security, create new jobs and invest in America’s infrastructure.
In connection with the hearing, the Joint Committee on Taxation has released four reports:
- Present Law Related to the Individual Income and Social Insurance Taxes as in Effect for 2009 and Background Data Related to the Distribution of Federal Taxes (JCX-84-08)
- Present Law and Issues Related to Infrastructure Finance (JCX-83-08)
- Present Law and Background Relating to Valuing Assets in Defined Benefit (JCX-82-08)
- Present Law Tax Treatment of the Cost of Health Care (JCX-81-08)
Panel 1:
- David Paterson (Governor, New York)
- Mark Sanford (Governor, South Carolina)
- Douglas Palmer (Mayor, Trenton, NJ)
- Timothy Firestine (Chief Operating Officer, Montgomery County Executive, Rockville, MD)
- David Mongan (President, American Society of Civil Engineers)
- Dennis Van Roekel (President, National Education Association)
Panel 2:
- Jared Bernstein (Director, Living Standards Program, Economic Policy Institute)
- Robert Greenstein (Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
- Christine Owens (Executive Director, National Employment Law Project)
- Jeanne Lambrew (Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin)
- Martella A. Turner-Joseph (Vice President, Joseph & Turner Consulting Actuaries, New York)
- Alan Viard (Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute)
