AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy
The National Town Meeting

Thousands of Americans gathered in more than 20 cities for a National Town Meeting on June 26th on the nation's fiscal future. Approximately 3,500 participants sent a strong message to leaders about the importance of action to strengthen the nation's economy in the short-run and their willingness to make tough choices to address growing deficits over the long-term.

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Peter G. Peterson's
Commitment to The Giving Pledge:

"The cause of my life is to help ensure that future generations -- our children and grandchildren -- have access to the same opportunities that I have had. I've been very lucky in my life as the son of poor immigrants; I've had more success than I could have imagined. In 2007, I decided to commit a billion dollars to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation to address fiscal challenges I believe are undeniable, unsustainable, and politically speaking, untouchable. I set up this foundation to try to make a difference for all of us but particularly our children, so that generations to come can realize the American dream as I did."

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CBO Report

Statement by David Walker on the Congressional Budget Office August Update on the Budget and Economic Outlook

The fiscal outlook released today by the Congressional Budget Office is marked by a particular uncertainty, with the near-term economy struggling and the timing of an economic recovery unclear.

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The 2010 Fiscal Summit

On April 28, 2010, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation (PGPF) convened a broad range of senior officials, policy-makers, elected leaders, and experts at its first-ever "2010 Fiscal Summit: America's Challenge and A Way Forward" to launch a national bipartisan dialogue on America's fiscal challenges.

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Sep 20

David Walker to address the Global Leaders Forum in New York City

Sep 9

David Walker to address Senator Orin Hatch’s Annual Economic Forum in Orem, UT

I.O.U.S.A.: Byte-Sized
The 30 Minute Version

I.O.U.S.A. "may be to the U.S. economy what 'An Inconvenient Truth' was to the environment." -- Reuters

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The Real
National Debt

$61.9 trillion

Your share is currently: $200,000+

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Bringing Americans together to find sensible, sustainable solutions that transcend age, party lines and ideological divides in order to achieve real results. -- PGPF Mission Statement

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