Scott Hodge Addresses Bush Center Tax Conference

Tax Foundation President Will Join CEOs, Media Executives, Five Governors

Washington, DC, April 9, 2012—Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge will address the conference "Tax Policies for 4% Growth: Evidence from the States, American History, Markets, and Nations" tomorrow in New York City. The conference, hosted by the George W. Bush Presidential Center at the New-York Historical Society, will feature speakers from government, business, the news media, and non-profit sector, including former President George W. Bush, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, and the sitting governors of five states.

Those not attending the conference in person can watch the proceedings live via webcast here.

Conference Speakers Will Include:

The Honorable George W. Bush

Maria Bartiromo, Anchor, CNBC's Closing Bell

The Honorable Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas The Honorable

Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey

The Honorable Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma

Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media

The Honorable Governor Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee

Scott A. Hodge, President, Tax Foundation

The Honorable Paul R. LePage, Governor of Maine

Pamela H. Patsley, Chairman and CEO, MoneyGram International, Inc.

The Honorable Paul Ryan, Chairman, House Budget Committee

The Tax Foundation is a nonpartisan research organization that has monitored fiscal policy at the federal, state and local levels since 1937. To schedule an interview, please contact Richard Morrison at 202-464-5102 or morrison@taxfoundation.org.

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