WSW Special Webinar: Debt Deal, Debt Commission and What’s to Come This Fall
Winning Strategies Washington hosted a webinar discussing the Debt Deal, the Debt Commission and what every entity with a stake in Washington needs to be intensely focused, prepared and engaged on in Congress this fall.
The Debt Commission Special Webinar was led by WSW Managing Partner Donna Mullins, a 17 year Hill veteran who served in multiple senior positions for high ranking House Appropriations Committee members. Donna was joined by WSW Partner, Rob Zucker, a Hill veteran who served in multiple roles including as a senior policy advisor to a Member on the Appropriations Committee.
Topics covered included:
- Key facts about the debt deal
- Where the initial $917 billion in savings will come from
- Appointment of Joint Select Committee of 12 Members from House and Senate
- How the Committee will find the required $1.2 trillion in additional savings
- Automatic cuts: what happens if the Committee fails?
- What all this means to key programs that you care about, including Medicare and Medicaid, domestic and defense discretionary spending
To watch a recording of the webinar, please contact Scott Mackenzie at smackenzie@wswdc.com.
