Bush Legacy Tour

As Bush Prepares for Final State of the Union Address, and what Supporters have Dubbed his “Legacy Year,” Experts Review Bush Record on The Economy, National Security/Foreign Policy, Health Care, Energy/Environment

Washington D.C. – As President Bush prepares to deliver his final State of the Union Address on Monday, and for what his supporters have dubbed his “legacy year” [U.S. News and World Report, January 10, 20008], Americans United for Change is hosting a forum looking at President Bush’s legacy as he enters his final year in office. The forum, entitled “The Bush Legacy: The State of our Union Then and Now,” will be held in the Zenger Room at the National Press Club on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 1:00 P.M. 

Several public policy experts will spend the afternoon examining the broad implications of the Bush Presidency and Republican policies in four major issue areas: the economy, national security/foreign policy, health care and energy and the environment. The following experts will make presentation on Thursday:

The Economy

Dean Baker, Economist and Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research 

National Security/Foreign Policy

Rudy deLeon, Senior Vice President of National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund

Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund on national security policy in Middle East with a focus on Iraq

Health Care

Diane Archer, Founder, Medicare Rights Center, Co-Director, Health Care for All Project, Campaign for America’s Future 

Energy/Environment

Daniel J. Weiss, Senior Fellow and the Director of Climate Strategy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund

 

What: Forum on Bush’s Legacy Entitled: The Bush Legacy: The State of our Union Then and Now

Who: Brad Woodhouse, Americans United for Change (emcee)

Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research

Rudy deLeon, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Brian Katulis, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Diane Archer, Health Care for All Project, Campaign for America’s Future

Daniel J. Weiss, Center for American Progress Action Fund

When: Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 1:00 P.M.

Where: Zenger Room, National Press Club, 529, 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC

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