Up to Us: Engaging the Next Generation
The students who participated in the fifth annual competition attest that when it comes to our steep fiscal challenges, the country’s emerging leaders have been galvanized into action.
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The students who participated in the fifth annual competition attest that when it comes to our steep fiscal challenges, the country’s emerging leaders have been galvanized into action.
A dyanmic panel brought perspectives from across the country to assess the current state of America’s economic engine and the role that state and local governments play in our nation’s fiscal and economic future.
All three panelists agreed on the critical need for greater public education and engagement to build the political will for change and ultimately to produce policy that is responsive to Americans’ needs
Atul Gawande joined Michael Peterson on stage for an impromptu one-on-one conver- sation about how healthcare delivery reform can help reduce costs and improve quality of care.
CNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash conducted one-on-one interviews with three leading voices in Congress: Senator John S. McCain (R-AZ), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Lisa Desjardins moderated a bipartisan panel with Rep- resentatives Charlie Dent (R-PA) and Jim Himes (D-CT) about breaking congressional gridlock and crafting lasting legislative solutions with good ideas from both sides of the aisle.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin told Harwood that the president is prioritizing comprehensive tax reform as a key part of boosting growth.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/fiscal-summit/2017-fiscal-summit/steven-mnuchin
Founder and Chairman Pete Peterson established the Foundation in 2008 to raise awareness of America’s long-term fiscal challenges and to find solutions to help build a growing, thriving economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/fiscal-summit/2017-fiscal-summit/a-sustainable-fiscal-future
According to the report, reaching primary balance would require a reduction of $255 billion in the projected deficit in 2015.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cap-shows-what-it-might-take-to-balance-the-budget
"Tonight's SOTU represents an important opportunity for President Obama to discuss the nation’s fiscal challenges and solutions for putting the country on a better path."