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U.S. Congressional Hearing: Economy in the 21st Century (
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- Subject: U.S. Congressional Hearing: Economy in the 21st Century (
- From: Carl Malamud <carl@radio.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 18:28:55 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Internet Multicasting Service
The Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress will be holding special hearings on Monday, June 12 on the subject of "The Economy in the 21st Century." Senator Connie Mack of Florida has requested the public to comment before and during the hearing using electronic mail at jec@town.hall.org. Senator Mack will select some of the questions received via the Internet and ask them to the witnesses.
On-line information about the hearing is available on the World Wide Web at:
http://town.hall.org/places/jec
You may send your electronic mail starting now to:
jec@town.hall.org
Audio from the hearings will be available starting at 9:30 ET, 6/12 on our IMS: House feed at:
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Senator Mack's message regarding the hearings follow:
Joint Economic Committee Chairman's Opening Remarks
Monday, June 12, 1995
A 21st Century Hearing on the 21st Century Economy
America and the world are entering a new era. Already we are witnessing unparalleled change in the global economy, in technology and communications, in business and industry, and in Communities and families.
Industrial Age government is obsolete -- government in the Knowledge Age must become dramatically smarter, smaller, and simpler. With the right changes in government, the technologies of today will lead to a new world of opportunity and growth tomorrow. Government must be redesigned, and its policies reformed, to maximize freedom for entrepreneurs and to build new avenues for individual creativity and prosperity.
We have invited Paul Johnson, Alvin Toffler, Joel Kotkin, Steve Forbes, Congressman Bob Walker, Robert Genetski, Jerry Jasinowski, Frederic Pryor, Brenda French and Marc Holtzman to give their perspective on the economy in the 21st Century and make policy recommendations on the role of government in the Knowledge Age.
This will be the first Congressional hearing to make full use of interactive video teleconference technology. It will link Members of Congress, witnesses, and citizens in a discussion to be broadcast on cable television and put on-line on the Internet.
Members of the Committee will assemble in the hearing room in the Dirksen Building in Washington, D.C. Witnesses will testify from Capitol Hill and from remote locations around the nation and from Europe via an interactive audio/video network. The television and on-line audience will be able to follow the proceedings in real time and submit questions to the Joint Economic Committee via the Internet Multicasting Service.
In short, this will be a 21st Century-style hearing on the 21st Century Economy. It is sure to be a bold exploration of what the American and global eocnomy will look like in the 21st Century and how opportunity and prosperity can be expanded for all Americans. It also promises to be an innovative step toward what will be a more accessible and participatory democracy in the 21st Century.
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