our first keynote panel this morning features representative allyson schwartz of pennsylvania who serves as the vice ranking member on the house committee on the budget. representative schwartz represents pennsylvania's 13 congressional district and is currently serving her fourth term in the u.s. house of representatives. during the 110th and 111th congresses, she served on the committee on ways and means which has jurisdiction over federal tax policy. representative schwartz now serves on both the committee on foreign affairs and the committee on the budget. joining us also via is the satellite this morning is representative peter roskam, currently serving his third term, he is the republican chief deputy whip, the fourth ranking republican in the house, and is a member of the committee of ways and means. he's also co-author of "the pledge to america." our moderator will be national journal's managing editor kristin roberts. prior to joining national journal, kristin was washington news editor or and deputy bureau chief for reuters where she held positions in the new york, miami and wa