U.S. Rep. Phillips to Convene Fiscal Responsibility Conversation at Minnetonka High School on Dec. 16

MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA – Rep. Dean Phillips (MN03) will host a free and open-to-the-public community conversation on fiscal responsibility at 5:30 PM on Monday, December 16th at Minnetonka High School. Phillips will facilitate a solutions-focused discussion with a panel of experts before taking questions from the audience. The conversation comes as Congress nears its annual budget deadline, the federal deficit tops $1 trillion, and federal annual interest payments exceed $400 billion.

Following the conversation, community members of all ages are invited to participate in a free workshop held in conjunction with the Concord Coalition – a national, non-partisan organization focused on addressing the national debt. Through interactive exercises, participants will work together in small groups to navigate the challenges of the federal budgeting process and create federal budgets of their own. Pizza will be provided for workshop attendees.

The event is Phillips’s sixth community conversation and 13th free public forum since his election. Past events focused on government reform, the opioid crisis, veterans services, workforce development, mental health issues, and the environment and have resulted in Phillips taking direct legislative action in Congress.

WHAT:
Community Conversation on Fiscal Responsibility

WHO:

 WHEN:
Monday, December 16, 2019

SCHEDULE:
5:00 PM:  Doors open
5:30 PM:  Conversation on the economy with Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari begins
5:50 PM:  Community conversation on fiscal responsibility with expert panel begins
7:00 PM:  Federal budget workshop begins

WHERE:
Minnetonka High School Forum Room
18301 Highway 7, Minnetonka, MN 55345