U.S. TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday August 2, 1999 Revised August 5, 1999 |
For additional information contact: Kathy Michels, 202-624-1409 US Trade Deficit Review Commission |
US TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION TECHNICAL BRIEFING
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The Trade Deficit Review Commission will hold its first public hearing on August 19, 1999, in the form of an extended briefing session by experts from think tanks and universities. The session will cover the "Causes of the Trade Deficit" and will be held in Washington, DC in Room 192 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The schedule follows:
10:00 a.m.-Noon
| Chairman: | Mr. Murray Weidenbaum, Commission Chairman |
Panelists: | Honorable
Charles Schultze, Brookings Institution Mr. Jan Kregel, Levy Institute of Bard College Ms. Catherine Mann, Institute for International Economics Mr. Barry Rogstad, American Business Conference |
2:30-4:30 p.m.
| Chairman: | Mr. Dimitri Papadimitriou, Commission Vice Chairman |
| Panelists: | Mr. John Makin, American
Enterprise Institute Ms. Jenny Bates, Progressive Policy Institute Mr. Daniel Griswold, Cato Institute Mr. Robert Blecker, American University |
