Thursday, April 9, 2015

Tax Reform in Historical Perspective: A Congressional Briefing

[We have the following announcement from the National History Center.]

The National History Center of the American Historical Association is pleased to announce our upcoming Congressional briefing, co-sponsored with the Joint Committee on Taxation, on “American Families, Global Competition, and Comprehensive Tax Reform in Historical Perspective.” Ajay Mehrotra of Indiana Law School [and an LHB Guest Blogger]; Bruce Bartlett, former deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury; and Joe Thorndike of Tax Analysts will discuss the history of tax reform in the United States.  Professor Dane Kennedy, Director of the National History Center, will moderate the discussion.

The briefing will be held on Friday, May 8, at 10 a.m. in Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2103.  RSVPs are requested.  To RSVP or for further information, please contact the Center’s assistant director, Dr. Amanda Moniz, at amoniz@historians.org or 202-450-3209.