Washington, DC - On Tuesday, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget will officially launch The Campaign to Fix the Debt with an event at the National Press Club. This unprecedented coalition will mobilize business, civic and thought leaders from both parties, and people across America, in support of a comprehensive debt deal that Congress can pass and the President will sign.
WHO: Erskine Bowles, Co-Founder, The Campaign to Fix the Debt
Dave Cote, CEO, Honeywell
Senator Judd Gregg, Co-Chair, The Campaign to Fix the Debt
Maya MacGuineas, President, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Pete Peterson, Founder and Chairman, The Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Steven Rattner, Chairman, Willett Advisors
Governor Ed Rendell, Co-Chair, The Campaign to Fix the Debt
Alice Rivlin, Former Director, OMB, Founding Director, CBO
Paul Stebbins, Executive Chairman, World Fuel Services
Ambassador Bob Zoellick, former President of the World Bank
WHEN: Tuesday, July 17th, 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET; Q & A 2:30 - 3:00 PM ET
WHERE: Zenger Room, The National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th
Floor, Washington, DC 20045
About the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (
www.crfb.org) is a bipartisan, non-profit organization committed to educating the public about issues that have significant fiscal policy impact. The Committee is made up of some of the nation's leading budget experts including many of the past Chairmen and Directors of the Budget Committees, the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of Management and Budget, the Government Accountability Office, and the Federal Reserve Board. The Committee has launched a number of educational projects related to debt reduction, such as
www.DebateTheDebt.org, to urge Americans and leaders in Washington that significant fiscal reform and deficit reduction is needed, and to involve concerned citizens in the process.
