America’s Collision Course With The Debt Ceiling
As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
Guest Host: Steve Roberts
Guest host Steve Roberts and a panel of experts and legislators discuss the impact of the country’s economic downturn on states’ budgets.
Guests
- Chris Edwards Director, Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute. He is the creator of the website 'down sizing the federal government.'
- Kim Rueben Public finance economist, The Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.
- Corina Eckl Fiscal Program Director, National Conference of State Legislatures
- Representative Ray Sansom Speaker Delegate of the Florida House of Representatives (R)
- Representative Margaret Anderson Kelliher Speaker of the the Minnesota House of Representatives (D)
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