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Bipartisan Leaders Decry Debt, Promote Fiscal Future Commission

Washington, D.C. - May 6, 2009 - More calls for a "fiscal future commission" came from both sides of the aisle today as Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and George Voinovich (R-OH) became the latest prominent lawmakers to introduce the Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission Act. The legislation, which also has been introduced in the House, aims for "comprehensive reform of our nation's tax and entitlement system and would establish a commission to conduct public outreach and propose long-term fiscal reforms.

Also today, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and PGPF President and CEO Dave Walker called for fiscal reform at the Bipartisan Policy Center's conference on "Unprecedented Federal Debt," also in Washington, DC. Of the lesson learned from our current economic crisis, Hoyer said it could be summed up in five words: "This is what debt does."

Download Dave Walker's Presentation given at the Bipartisan Policy Debt Conference.