Fiscal Responsibility Summit

- Date: Monday, February 23, 2009
- Location: The White House
- Meeting is a three hour eventWashingtonPost.com: Obama 'Fiscal Responsibility' Summit Set for Monday (February 23, 2009)
- Fiscal Responsibility Summit is intended as a strategy to deal with the U.S.'s long-term fiscal stability and the nation's deficitGuardian Unlimited: Obama's First Budget to Pledge $1tn Deficit Will Be Halved... (February 23, 2009)CBS News: [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/23/politics/100days/main4821499.shtml Obama To Stress Fiscal Responsibility, Inheriting A Massive Def
- About 130 participants have been invitedCBS News: Obama To Stress Fiscal Responsibility, Inheriting A Massive Deficit... (February 23, 2009)
- Invitations were sent to members of the House, Senate, scholars and representatives of advocacy groupsThe Caucus (NYT): White House Plans Fiscal Responsibility Summit (February 17, 2009)
- Groups will divide into six different assemblies to discuss separate topicsThe Caucus (NYT): White House Plans Fiscal Responsibility Summit (February 17, 2009)
- Is a bipartisan meetingCBS News: Obama To Stress Fiscal Responsibility, Inheriting A Massive Deficit... (February 23, 2009)
- Summit will be open to the pressCBS News: Obama To Stress Fiscal Responsibility, Inheriting A Massive Deficit... (February 23, 2009)
- Topics to be discussed include Social Security, Medicare and defense spendingCBS News: Obama To Stress Fiscal Responsibility, Inheriting A Massive Deficit... (February 23, 2009)
- Obama will deliver his first budget on February 26, 2009Guardian Unlimited: Obama's First Budget to Pledge $1tn Deficit Will Be Halved... (February 23, 2009)

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will host the 'Fiscal Responsibility Summit' on Monday, February 23, 2009, at White House.
The three-hour meeting will begin in the State Dining Room with opening statements by Biden and Obama. Participants include both Republican and Democratic lawmakers and a panel of economists, advisers and representatives of advocacy groups.The Caucus (NYT): White House Plans Fiscal Responsibility Summit (February 17, 2009) The topic of discussion will be on how the United States "can cut the trillion-dollar deficit that we've inherited," according to Obama. Topics up for discussion include taxes, Social Security and defense spending.CBS News: Obama To Stress Fiscal Responsibility, Inheriting A Massive Deficit... (February 23, 2009)
Taxes, Budget and More

The Fiscal Responsibility Summit will address several topics including taxes, Social Security, domestic policy and health care. Timothy Geithner, Paul Volcker, Lawrence Summers, Christina Romer, Peter Orszag, Melody Barnes, Leon Panetta and Janet Napolitano are all expected to lead discussions.WashingtonPost.com: Obama 'Fiscal Responsibility' Summit Set for Monday (February 23, 2009)