President Obama's Budget Speech: AEI Scholars Available to Comment
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April 12, 2011

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In anticipation of President Obama's budget reform speech on Wednesday, April 13, the following American Enterprise Institute scholars will be available to comment on the economic and political implications of the speech.

Economic Implications:

Andrew Biggs, AEI Resident Scholar
A former principal deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Biggs is an expert on entitlement reform and pensions.
Topics: Entitlement reform, pensions, and government pay
andrew.biggs@aei.org
Assistant: rohan.poojara@aei.org (202.862.5852)

John H. Makin, AEI Resident Scholar
A former consultant to the U.S. Treasury Department, the Congressional Budget Office, and the International Monetary Fund, Makin researches tax and budget issues related to the U.S. economy. In a recent Economic Outlook, Getting to Deficit Reduction, Makin prescribes a strategy for long-term budget solvency.
Topics: Fiscal and monetary strategies for reducing the deficit
jmakin@aei.org
Assistant: jack.bannister@aei.org (202.862.5883)

Vincent Reinhart, AEI Resident Scholar
A former director of the Federal Reserve Board's Division of Monetary Affairs, Reinhart is an expert on U.S. monetary policy and the economy.
Topics: The budget deficit, monetary policy, and the U.S. economy
vincent.reinhart@aei.org
Assistant: rohan.poojara@aei.org (202.862.5852)

Alan Viard, AEI Resident Scholar
A former senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the Treasury Department's Office of Tax Analysis, Viard is a tax policy expert and a frequent contributor to AEI's Tax Policy Outlook.
Topics: Tax reform and the U.S. budget
aviard@aei.org (202.419.5202)
Assistant: chad.hill@aei.org (202.862.5862)
*Note: Viard is available for comment beginning on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 12.

Political Implications:

Michael Barone, AEI Resident Fellow
A political analyst, Barone studies politics and American government. He is also the principal coauthor of the annual Almanac of American Politics (National Journal Group).
Topics: The political context, implications of Obama's budget speech
michael.barone@aei.org

Karlyn Bowman, AEI Senior Fellow
An expert on public opinion and polling, Bowman is the chief author of AEI's Political Report series that combines public opinion data with in-depth analysis.
Topics: Public opinion on the budget and the deficit
kbowman@aei.org (202.862.5910)
Assistant: andrew.rugg@aei.org (202.862.5917)

Norman J. Ornstein, AEI Resident Scholar
A long-time political observer, Ornstein is an expert on electoral politics and political strategy.
Topics: The political context, implications of Obama's budget speech
nornstein@aei.org
Assistant: jennifer.marsico@aei.org (202.862.5899)

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