This Month in Fiscal News: August 2016
As Congress prepares to reconvene next week, lawmakers prepare for conflicts over the approaching fiscal year end.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/08/this-month-in-fiscal-news-august-2016
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As Congress prepares to reconvene next week, lawmakers prepare for conflicts over the approaching fiscal year end.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/08/this-month-in-fiscal-news-august-2016
"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
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking in an interview, said that now is the time to start addressing our $34 trillion and rising national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/02/fed-chair-powell-its-past-time-to-address-our-national-debt
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative University and Net Impact Announce Nationwide Campus Fiscal Competition.
A new paper from Manhattan Institute’s Brian Riedl examines ways to raise revenue from high-income Americans.
Medicaid’s role in state budgets is unique, since the program acts as both an expenditure and the largest source of federal support in state budgets.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-how-do-states-pay-for-medicaid
We asked 10 respected policy experts from across the ideological spectrum to share their views on a fiscal commission. Here are the key takeaways.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/11/what-the-experts-are-saying-about-a-bipartisan-fiscal-commission
"A fiscal commission will not obviate lawmakers’ responsibility to make hard choices, but it will make those choices easier to understand and explain to voters," writes Mark Zandi
https://www.pgpf.org/expert-views/fiscal-commission/a-way-to-brighten-americas-dark-fiscal-outlook
"It is easy to look at the state of American politics and feel despair. Instead, we should be motivated to solve big problems," writes Robert Portman
“It’s very encouraging to see bipartisan, bicameral support for a fiscal commission to recommend solutions to our $33 trillion and growing national debt."