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.
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for May 2020.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-may-2020
For the third successive year, student teams have joined Up to Us, a unique nationwide campus competition that gives young leaders a voice on fiscal issues.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/3rd-annual-up-to-us-campus-competition-doubles-in-size
America’s economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic seems to have begun, depending on location, according to Phillip Swagel, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed major U.S. healthcare issues from lack of preparedness to inequities in impact and access, but key lessons can help improve the system going forward, according to two leading experts.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/events/economic-forum/the-us-healthcare-system
What will America look like at mid-century? US 2050 will examine and analyze the multiple demographic, socioeconomic, and fiscal trends that will shape the nation in the decades ahead.
The leaders we elect will be tasked with taming our growing national debt — making this one of the most critical elections in recent memory.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/will-the-presidential-candidates-debate-the-debt
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for June 2020.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-june-2020
A key assessment of poverty in America is the Official Poverty Measure (OPM), which is calculated by the United States Census Bureau using a range of income and economic data.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-do-we-measure-poverty-and-is-there-a-better-way-to-do-it
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