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Understanding the Budget

Policymakers use the federal budget process to establish spending priorities and identify revenue to pay for those activities.


https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/understanding-the-budget

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Key Drivers of the National Debt

Many factors contribute to the long-term outlook for the U.S. economy and budget, but there are two major drivers of spending: demographics and rising healthcare costs.


https://www.pgpf.org/the-fiscal-and-economic-challenge/drivers

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Reforming the Budget Process

By focusing fiscal policymaking more squarely on the long term and providing better tools to help enforce budget agreements over time, budget process reform could encourage long-term fiscal sustainability.


https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/budget-process-reforms

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National Security Solutions

By making smart, strategic decisions about future national security requirements policymakers can ensure that our military is strong and that we are prepared to defend our nation from threats while also avoiding potential waste of precious national resources


https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/national-security

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Comprehensive Plans to Address the National Debt

Policy leaders and experts across the political spectrum have put forward a number of comprehensive plans to reduce America’s long-term debt and lay a strong foundation for future economic growth.


https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/comprehensive-plans

Press Releases & Statements

Statement on CBO's 2017 Long-Term Budget Outlook

“America’s high and rising national debt threatens our economy, and must be included in the policy conversation this year," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.


https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2017/03/statement-on-cbo-2017-long-term-budget-outlook

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Complex Budget Terms and Processes — and Why They Matter

Understanding what’s happening on Capitol Hill requires an understanding of the Congressional budget process — which is notoriously technical, complex and arcane.


https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/understanding-complex-budget-terms-and-processes-and-why-they-matter

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Solutions to Our Long-Term Fiscal Challenges

Solutions to the fiscal challenge must be long-term, bipartisan budget solutions that can be implemented gradually. Discover some of the comprehensive plans proposed, as well as policy options for individual parts of the budget that merit consideration.


https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions

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Budget Process

Policymakers use the federal budget process to establish spending priorities and to determine who will pay for those activities.


https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/understanding-the-budget/budget-process

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The Fiscal & Economic Challenge

Discover why our fiscal health and economic strength are so closely tied, and why it is important to get the deficit under control and work toward a balanced budget.


https://www.pgpf.org/the-fiscal-and-economic-challenge