Virtual Meeting

Rescuing States and Cities Amid the Pandemic

Monday, December 7, 2020

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Speakers

Shelby Kerns

Executive Director, National Association of State Budget Officers

Eden Perry

Managing Director and Head of U.S. Public Finance, S&P Global

Richard Ravitch

Former Lieutenant Governor, State of New York; CFR Member

Presider

Peter R. Orszag

Chief Executive Officer, Financial Advisory, Lazard; Former Director, Office of Management and Budget; CFR Member

Panelists discuss the current state and local budgetary crises brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, policy options available to state and local officials, and implications of these crises for the U.S. economy.

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