Statement from Peterson Foundation as Budget Conference Committee Holds First Meetings
The Foundation releases a statement on the significant opportunity the Budget Conference Committee has to set long-term plan on debt.
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The Foundation releases a statement on the significant opportunity the Budget Conference Committee has to set long-term plan on debt.
NEW YORK — Americans continue to show high levels of concern about our nation's long-term debt, even as economic and near-term fiscal indicators show signs of improvement, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s latest Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address the debt.
The State Budget Crisis Task Force examines fiscal conditions at the state level, particularly after the 2008 global financial crisis.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/grants/state-budget-crisis-task-force-final-2014-report
NEW YORK — The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s final Fiscal Confidence Index for 2013 shows that American voters hold deep concerns about the nation’s long-term fiscal health, continuing a consistent 12-month trend.
The House and Senate must show leadership in key issues facing the nation, like finding consensus on a $90 billion budget gap before the end of the fiscal year, or next month’s looming debt ceiling debate.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/infographic-%E2%80%94-welcome-back-congress
A newly released poll by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation shows that voters overwhelmingly support bipartisan action to reduce our national debt, and are willing to make personal sacrifices to help achieve that goal. These responses paint a stark contrast with the political gridlock and polarizing rhetoric that we have seen in Washington recently — and are likely to see during the 2012 election cycle.
Peter G. Peterson pens an op-ed in POLITICO on how to handle our long-term debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/op-ed-how-to-handle-our-long-term-debt
Americans must task their newly elected officials with tackling the nation's debt — and hold them accountable for results.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/for-a-stronger-economy-deal-with-the-debt
Even party extremes want bipartisan progress: 93% of Liberal Democrats and 85% of Tea Party supporters strongly agree that both parties should work together to solve our long-term fiscal and economic problems.
67% of registered voters strongly agree that "I am willing to do my part to reduce the national debt, as long as other people also do their part."
Civic leaders, top CEOs and leading budget experts met in Washington, D.C. today to discuss the national debt and America's unsustainable fiscal trajectory, and to announce the launch of The Campaign to Fix the Debt.