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In the legislative days remaining before the 113th Congress adjourns, there is much urgent work to be done to put the nation on a more sustainable and predictable path, now and in the future.
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In the legislative days remaining before the 113th Congress adjourns, there is much urgent work to be done to put the nation on a more sustainable and predictable path, now and in the future.
Mobilize.org and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation today announced the results of their National Youth Summit, which brought one hundred fifty young people from around the country to Chicago, Illinois last week to discuss challenges facing young people, particularly given the economic downturn, and to give them the opportunity to present innovative solutions to the unique issues facing their generation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/pgpf-announces-youth-summit-winners
Peter G. Peterson releases a statement on the new Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction framework.
Today, the Congressional Budget Office released its Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015-2025, which projects that federal debt will rise to 77 percent of GDP in 2025, a historically high level of debt that threatens economic growth over the long term.
Most Medicaid dollars are spent on disabled and elderly beneficiaries, whose incomes and financial resources are low enough to qualify for the program.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/who-benefits-from-medicaid
The Stockton University team took first prize for its innovative campaign to educate and engage millennials on how to address America's long-term national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/stockton-university-wins-2015-up-to-us-college-campus-competition
While the recession has technically ended, our economy is still suffering and far from completely recovered.
Michael A. Peterson, President and COO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, released the following statement this evening as the budget conference committee reached a bipartisan budget agreement.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/statement-from-peterson-foundation-on-proposed-budget-deal
As a federal program, Social Security cannot be any stronger financially than the overall federal government, and looming financial problems in Social Security will have a negative impact on the Federal budget as a whole.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-financial-condition-of-social-security