•Press Release
February 5, 2019
For Immediate Release: February 5, 2019
Contact: Karen Conner, (202) 293-5380 x117, [email protected]
Washington DC — Economist Eileen Appelbaum, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), will join members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and other experts for a discussion on the merits of increasing the marginal tax rate.
Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jan Schakowsky host a panel of experts at a public briefing tomorrow, February 6, 2019, 10:00 – 11:30 A.M.
Location:
1539 Longworth House Office Building
9 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC 20515
Panel:
• Thea Lee, President, Economic Policy Institute
• Jeffrey Sachs, University Professor, Director of the Center of Sustainable Development, Columbia University
• Eileen Appelbaum, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research
• Steve Wamhoff, Director of Federal Tax Policy, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
This briefing is open to the public and the media; please RSVP to [email protected] in order to attend. The event will be streamed from the CPC’s Facebook Page.
