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To solve our fiscal challenges in an enduring way, we need input and support from across the ideological spectrum.
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Press Releases & Statements
May 7, 2009
Response to President Obama's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Appendix
The Peterson G. Peterson Foundation will release an analysis of President Obama's complete Fiscal 2010 Budget proposal, which is expected to be announced next week.
Blog Posts
Mar 4, 2021
National Debt to Double in Size and Other Key Takeaways from the CBO Long-Term Outlook
The report highlights the structural misalignment in the country’s budget and the resulting unsustainable fiscal trajectory.
Explainers
What Are Automatic Stabilizers and How Do They Affect the Federal Budget?
The economy goes through cyclical movements over time, with periods of growth followed by downturns. To help improve responsiveness to fluctuations in the business cycle, a number of important programs in the federal budget automatically increase or restrain spending depending on economic conditions.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-are-automatic-stabilizers-and-how-do-they-affect-the-budget
Charts
May 24, 2023
Drivers of spending growth
Spending for mandatory programs and net interest is projected to putpace all other non-interest spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0174_SS_major_health_climb
Programs & Projects
Expert Views: Bipartisan Policymaking under Divided Government
As Washington faces closely divided government, the nonpartisan Peter G. Peterson Foundation is convening respected policy experts to help break the gridlock. This set of eight new essays highlights a range of ideas on how to make progress on key fiscal and economic goals. The authors include leaders from across the political spectrum, offering historical context and practical advice to help lawmakers rise above the politics to make bipartisan progress.
https://www.pgpf.org/expert-views/bipartisan-policymaking-under-divided-government
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Press Releases & Statements
Feb 7, 2024
Peterson Foundation Statement on New CBO Report
"Today’s CBO projections are the latest loud and clear warning about America’s unsustainable national debt," said Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2024/02/peterson-foundation-statement-on-new-cbo-report
Blog Posts
Aug 3, 2023
What the Fitch Downgrade Says about our Fiscal Challenges
Fitch Ratings recently downgraded the U.S. long-term credit rating from its top mark of AAA to AA+.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/08/what-the-fitch-downgrade-says-about-our-fiscal-challenges
Programs & Projects
Advisory Committee
A distinguished Advisory Committee is guiding the project, bringing valuable expertise across the key research disciplines.