On Friday, Vice President Biden is convening the first meeting of the Middle Class Task Force in our very own Irvine Auditorium!

When: Friday, February 29th at 12:30 PM (you must be free from 10:30-3:30 to attend)

Where: William B. Irvine Auditorium

PennDems has been allocated several tickets that we will distribute through a lottery. If interested, please fill out this form by Thursday, Feb. 26th at 12:00 PM

The Vice President will be joined by several cabinet members and members of the Task Force including:

* Secretary of the Department of Energy Steven Chu;
* Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood;
* Secretary of Education Arne Duncan;
* Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack;
* Secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan;
* Department of Labor Secretary-designate Hilda Solis;
* Director of White House Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes ; and
* Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner

The Task Force will hear presentations from experts on the potential to create green jobs as a part of economic recovery and on how to connect people to training and opportunities in the green economy. The task force will then hold an interactive discussion with questions and answers on the information presented.

In addition, Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell and members of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation will join the discussion, including Senator Arlen Specter; Senator Bob Casey; Representative Chaka Fattah; and Representative Robert Brady.

Meeting Details:

Panel One: Green Jobs: What Are They And How Can They Help The Middle Class?

Panelists:

* John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for American Progress
* Van Jones, President and founder of Green for All
* Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund

Second Panel: Creating Green Opportunity: The Roles of Stakeholders

Panelists:

* Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change
* Leo Gerard, International President of the Steelworkers of America
* Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter
* Cecilia Estolano, Chief Executive Officer, Community Redevelopment Authority, City of Los Angeles
* Mark Edlen, Co-founder and Managing Principal, Gerding-Edlen Development”

About the Middle Class Task Force: The Middle Class Task Force is working with a wide array of federal agencies that have responsibility for key issues facing the middle class and expedite administrative reforms, propose Executive orders, and develop legislative and policy proposals that can be of special importance to working families. One of the things that makes this task force distinctive is it brings together - in one place - those agencies that have the most impact on the well-being of the middle class in our country.

The Task Force will continue to operate with complete transparency. All materials distributed at Friday’s meeting in Philadelphia, along with transcripts and video posts will be up on our public website, www.AStrongMiddleClass.gov.

Read the White House Press Release

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