AUTHOR: Fiscal Future, Site Administrator
Jun 15, 2010

On June 26, 2010, thousands of Americans across the country will participate simultaneously in an unprecedented National Town Meeting to discuss the nation’s fiscal and economic challenges. “AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy” is a national conversation to find common ground on tough choices about the federal budget. Americans from across the country will come together to weigh in on strategies to ensure a sustainable fiscal future and a strong economic recovery.

The National Town Meeting is intended to help people learn about the fiscal challenges facing our nation, provide a neutral space to explore the issues and weigh the trade-offs, and deliver to political leaders in Washington a clear message about the shared priorities of a large, demographically representative group of Americans. Following the national discussions, AmericaSpeaks will provide people with resources to stay involved and let their voices be heard.

Funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the W.K.
Kellogg Foundation and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the National Town Meeting will take place in up to twenty 21st Century Town Meeting locations across the country, in many Community Conversations, and online.  All of the town meeting locations will be linked together by live satellite, webcast, and interactive technology.

After the event, the priorities that emerge from the nationwide dialogue will be shared with Congress and the President, as well as with the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

For more information about the events, visit http://usabudgetdiscussion.org