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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

Background on the President's Fiscal Policy Speech Today

BACKGROUND ON THE PRESIDENT’S FISCAL POLICY SPEECH TODAY
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Today the President will deliver a fiscal policy speech at The George Washington University.  The audience will be comprised of members of the administration, members of fiscal commission and university students and faculty.

Administration officials expected to attend
Vice President Joe Biden
Secretary Tim Geithner
Jacob Lew, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Bill Daley, Chief of Staff
Gene Sperling, Chair, National Economic Council

Fiscal Commission members expected to attend
Erskine Bowles, Co-Chair
Alan Simpson, Co-Chair
Representative Dave Camp
Representative Jeb Hensarling
Representative Paul Ryan
Representative Jan Schakowsky
David Cote, Chairman and CEO, Honeywell International