Bringing Balance Back: A Conversation with Sec. Janet Yellen and Douglas Holtz-Eakin

With the United States federal debt topping $37 trillion and budget deficits projected to reach $2.5 trillion by 2035, the Congressional Budget Office projects that the national debt remains on an unsustainable upward trajectory. In the late 90’s during the Clinton administration, U.S. politicians were able to secure bipartisan legislation that not only balanced the budget but also created a surplus. Could this example of bipartisan budgeting provide a road map for the fiscal challenges of today? Join us on Monday, September 29, at 6 p.m. CT for an important and timely conversation with three experts on the U.S. budget: Former Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, who served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors during the Clinton administration; Former Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Holtz-Eakin, who served as Chief Economist of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers in the George W. Bush administration; and Current President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Maya MacGuineas.