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"Today’s CBO report confirms that the era of declining deficits is over," according to Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
The Congressional Budget Office updated its budget projections this week, confirming that for the first year since 2009, deficits as a share of GDP are on the rise again.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/08/three-key-takeaways-from-the-updated-budget-projections
As Congress prepares to reconvene next week, lawmakers prepare for conflicts over the approaching fiscal year end.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/08/this-month-in-fiscal-news-august-2016
New polling shows that voters want Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to address the national debt in the upcoming debates.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/09/voters-national-debt-needs-to-be-part-of-the-debates
At the first presidential debate, both candidates acknowledged the growing national debt, but voters want to hear more.
Stopgap legislation may keep the government operating in the short term, but lawmakers face a series of additional budgetary challenges in coming weeks and months.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/10/congress-faces-urgent-budgetary-to-do-list
Polls show that voters are concerned about the nation’s fiscal health and would like to hear substantive plans from the candidates.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/10/voters-still-waiting-for-long-term-fiscal-plans
Here are some important questions that the moderator could ask at the final debate to start the conversation about our nation’s most pressing fiscal concerns.
"The national debt is a primary topic for tonight’s debate — and for good reason," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. "For the first year since 2009, deficits as a share of GDP are on the rise again and our long-term outlook remains dangerously unsustainable."
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2016/10/statement-on-the-third-presidential-debate
Last night’s debate third and final presidential debate included a dedicated segment on the national debt, giving both candidates a chance to talk about their vision for addressing America’s long-term fiscal challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/10/what-the-candidates-said-about-the-debt