Roundtable on the 2021 Poverty/Opportunity Policy Landscape
Spotlight, AEI, and Brookings hosted a conversation about poverty and opportunity policy proposals most likely to get bipartisan traction in a new era of a Biden administration and a closely-divided Congress. The event featured the voices of policy experts on both sides of the aisle and key topics included COVID-19 relief to low-income communities, SNAP increases, family and medical leave, the continuing legislative battle over the Affordable Care Act, and more.
Panelists included:
- Camille Busette, Senior Fellow of Economic Studies, Governance Studies, Metropolitan Policy Program; Director of Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative, Brookings Institution
- Robert Doar, President and Morgridge Scholar, American Enterprise Institute;
- Richard Reeves, John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair and Senior Fellow of Economic Studies; Director of Future of the Middle Class Initiative; Director of Center on Children and Families, Brookings Institution
- Avik Roy, President, The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
- Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council under President Obama (2011–2014) and President Clinton (1997–2001)
- Scott Winship, Resident Scholar and Director of Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Institute
The conversation was moderated by Jason DeParle, reporter, The New York Times; Author of A Good Provider is One Who Leaves.