Statement by Pete Peterson on Plan by Bipartisan Group of Senators
“What America needs right now is a bipartisan compromise to put our country on a path to long-term fiscal sustainability and avoid a major financial crisis. The bipartisan group of senators has demonstrated remarkable leadership, courage and determination in developing a comprehensive package which includes spending cuts and revenue reforms to address our structural deficits. These six senators have done what we need all of our elected leaders to do: come together on a comprehensive bipartisan plan that addresses America’s long-term deficits in a big way.”
About the Peter G. Peterson Foundation
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization established by Pete Peterson – businessman, philanthropist, and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce. The Foundation is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the nature and urgency of key long-term fiscal challenges threatening America’s future and to accelerating action on them. To address these challenges successfully, we work to bring Americans together to find and implement sensible, long-term solutions that transcend age, party lines and ideological divides in order to achieve real results. To learn more, please visit www.PGPF.org.
Further Reading
A State-by-State Look at the Threat of Social Security’s Looming Insolvency
Should Social Security’s primary trust fund be allowed to deplete, the economic consequences will be felt by millions of households.
In Their Own Words: Debt a Critical Issue for Voters in 2026 Election
Voters understand that the national debt has become too big to ignore as a major factor in America’s affordability crisis.
Spending on Veterans in the Budget
Federal spending for veterans has increased relatively sharply in the past two decades as scores of veterans returned home from extended wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.