To Be Held: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 1:30 pm. (ET)
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities will hold a conference call briefing for journalists Tuesday, September 13, at 1:30 p.m. (ET) to examine the new Census Bureau data for 2010 on poverty, health insurance coverage, and income trends that will be released that morning.
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With CBPP staff:
- Robert Greenstein, Executive Director
- Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow
Among the topics the briefing will cover are:
- What do the data show about the depth and extent of poverty during the protracted economic slump that has followed the worst recession since the 1930s?
- What do the data indicate about the effectiveness of government programs to reduce poverty?
- What do the data show about the number and percentage of Americans who lack health insurance and the changing roles of employer- and government-provided health insurance, and what implications do these data have both for health reform and for policy options that the new joint committee on deficit reduction may consider?
- What other policy implications do these data hold?
After opening remarks, the panelists and other Center experts will take questions. Panelists will be available for on-camera interviews from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (ET) at the Center.
To participate in the briefing, please register by e-mailing [email protected], or calling the Center's communications office at (202) 408-1080.
You may also register on-line at http://www.cbpp.org/confcall.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs. It is supported primarily by foundation grants.
Contact:
Michelle Bazie, 202-408-1080, [email protected]
RSVP: http://www.cbpp.org/confcall
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