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PRESS CALL: TODAY at 2:00 p.m. — The Economic Consequences of the Tim Pawlenty Economic Plan
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PRESS CALL: TODAY at 2:00 p.m. — The Economic Consequences of the Tim Pawlenty Economic Plan

Washington, D.C. — This morning, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty outlined his economic platform in a speech in Chicago. Economic policy experts from the Center for American Progress Action Fund will offer their analysis of the economic consequences of the Pawlenty plan. In particular, they will discuss:

  • How the Pawlenty plan goes much further than the Rep. Paul Ryan budget plan
  • The Pawlenty plan’s massive tax cuts for millionaires, billionaires, and corporations
  • The hidden middle-class tax increase in the Pawlenty plan
  • The effect of the Pawlenty plan’s spending cap on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs

What: Press call to discuss the economic consequences of Tim Pawlenty’s economic proposal

Who:

Michael Ettlinger, Vice President for Economic Policy, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Michael Linden, Director for Tax and Budget Policy, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Pat Garofalo, Economic Policy Editor, ThinkProgress.org

When: TODAY, Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. EDT

Call info: 877.210.8943 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            877.210.8943      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Conference ID: 74256426

Please contact Josh Dorner at [email protected] or 202.679.7570 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            202.679.7570      end_of_the_skype_highlighting for additional information.

**Please note, this call will be recorded. By participating in the call, you consent to be recorded.**

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