Mayors To Call on Congress and Administration To Reach an Agreement on the Debt Limit

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Jul 20, 2011, 11:59 ET

Will Urge Immediate Investments in Job Creation, Infrastructure and Transportation

LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the deadline for reaching an agreement to raise the debt ceiling fast-approaching, fifty of the nation's mayors, led by US Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, will meet in Los Angeles next week to urge Congress and the Administration to reach an agreement on the debt limit to prevent default.

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At the USCM Summer Leadership Meeting, the mayors will also discuss the critical issues and challenges facing America's cities including job creation, rebuilding our nation's infrastructure, and public safety.

Confirmed participants include: John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer Center for American Progress; Michael Milken, Chairman of the Milken Institute; Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution; Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Tom Steyer, Chair of Farallon Capital Management; Dan Reicher, former head of Google Energy Initiatives; and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck.

WHO
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Los Angeles, CA), USCM President
Mayor Michael Nutter (Philadelphia, PA), USCM Vice President
Mayor Scott Smith (Mesa, AZ), USCM Second Vice President
Fifty mayors from around the country

John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer Center for American Progress
Michael Milken, Chairman of the Milken Institute
Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings Institution
Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality
Tom Steyer, Chair of Farallon Capital Management
Dan Reicher, former head of Google Energy Initiatives
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck

WHAT
US Conference of Mayors Summer Leadership Meeting

WHEN
Thursday, July 21 – Saturday, July 23

NOTE: On Friday, July 22, the mayors will hold a press conference in the Georgia Room of the JW Marriott.

WHERE
JW Marriott
900 W. Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90015

CREDENTIAL INFORMATION
All members of the media must register for credentials to cover the meeting.

Please visit: http://usmayors.org/laleadership/press_registration.asp to register.

Advance registration is encouraged. On-site registration will take place outside the Georgia room.

DRAFT AGENDA  (UPDATED AS OF 7/20/11)


Thursday, July 21

9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Summer Night Lights – Costello Park


Friday, July 22

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Opening Remarks



ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA

Mayor of Los Angeles

President, The United States Conference of Mayors



TOM COCHRAN

CEO and Executive Director

The United States Conference of Mayors


9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Deficit, Debt Ceiling and Jobs: Putting the Pieces Together


Moderator:

JIM NEWTON

Editor-at-Large

Los Angeles Times


Remarks:

JOHN PODESTA

President and Chief Executive Officer

Center for American Progress

Former White House Chief of Staff (1998-2001)



Discussion


10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Public Opinion on the Debt Debate


Remarks:

PAUL MASLIN

Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3)



Discussion


12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Press Conference

(Georgia Room, 3rd Floor)


12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Working Lunch


Keynote Address:

MICHAEL MILKEN: Toward a New American Century


2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Promoting a Metro Export Agenda


Moderator:

AMBASSADOR MICKEY KANTOR

Former United States Trade Representative (1993-1997)

Former United States Secretary of Commerce (1996-1997)


Panelists:

BRUCE KATZ

Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program

The Brookings Institution



NICOLE Y. LAMB-HALE

Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services

International Trade Administration

United States Department of Commerce



DOMINIC NG

CEO

East West Bank



Discussion


3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Energy Security and Jobs


Moderator:

MARGOT ROOSEVELT

Los Angeles Times


Panelists:

NANCY SUTLEY

Chair

Council on Environmental Quality

The White House



TOM STEYER

Founder and Co-Managing Partner

Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.

Co-Chair, Californians for Clean Energy and Jobs (CCEJ)



DAN REICHER

Former Head of Google Energy Initiatives

Executive Director

Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance

Stanford University



Discussion


Saturday, July 23


9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Creating Jobs in America's Cities


Moderator:

DON GRAVES

Executive Director

President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

The White House


Panelists:

DR. LAURA D'ANDREA TYSON

Former Chair, White House Council of Economic Advisors (1993-1995)

S.K. and Angela Chan Chair in Global Management

Haas Business and Public Policy Group

University of California, Berkley

Member, President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness



MONICA LOZANO

CEO

impreMedia

Member, President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness


10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Messaging the Metropolitan Investment Agenda


Remarks:

DR. FRANK I. LUNTZ

Luntz Global, L.L.C.



Discussion


11:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Innovative Approaches to Reducing Gang Violence


Moderator:

GUILLERMO CESPEDES


Director, Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD)

City of Los Angeles


Panelists:

CHARLIE BECK

Chief of Police

Los Angeles Police Department



THOMAS ABT

Chief of Staff to the Assistant Attorney General for Justice Programs

United States Department of Justice



CONNIE RICE

Director, Advancement Project



Discussion

SOURCE The U.S. Conference of Mayors

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