Brookings Panel on the Joint Committee

Today at 1:30, the Budgeting for National Priorities Project at Brookings will host a distinguished panel to discuss the challenges that the new Joint Select Committee will face in their task to reduce the federal deficit. The panel will talk about the implications of choosing a baseline for measuring deficit reduciton, the history of previous "super committees," and the congressional politics involved in any debt deal agreement. CRFB Co-chair Bill Frenzel will be among the panelists speaking at the event.

Click here to watch the full video of the event.