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Michael A. Peterson, chair and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson, Foundation, joined via Zoom to discuss the U.S. national debt reaching $31 trillion.

Michael A. Peterson, Peterson Foundation CEO and chair, talked about the national debt hitting the $30 trillion mark and his foundation’s role in promoting deficit reduction.

Panelists that included former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Elmendorf talked about fiscal and budgetary policy. They focused on tax, immigration, and health care policies set…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke with Politico’s Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman about a variety of topics. She responded to the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions from an…

Valerie Jarrett was interviewed by Ben White at Politico’s Morning Money Breakfast briefing. She outlined President Obama’s continuing agenda in his second term focusing on raising the minim…

Richard Cordray talked about Consumer Financial Protection Bureau priorities with Ben White at a Politico “Morning Money” breakfast. He said he considers some of the scrutiny from Congress a…

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) was interviewed at a Politico-Peterson Foundation breakfast. He discussed the federal budget and the debt ceiling. Other topics included the previous d…

Panelists discussed efforts to craft a tax reform package that would reduce rates and the deficit without eliminating tax breaks that benefit large portions of the middle class. Mark Zandi s…

Businessmen and politicians agreed that rising health care costs were one of the main factors driving long term deficits in the U.S. They discussed ways to make the health care system more e…

Economic experts talked about their recommended solutions for the “fiscal cliff,” impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress fails to reach a new budget agreement…

The Peter Peterson Foundation held its second annual day-long fiscal summit to discuss reduction of the current federal budget debt and long-term national debt. Foundation Founder and Chairm…

Panelists spoke about health care reform legislation, the potential impact of new health care regulations on the economy, and the overall effect on the national debt.

Following a videotaped interview with Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker on the state of the economy and government responses to the economic crisis, participants spoke about futur…

Q&A DISCUSSION WITH: Erskine Bowles, Co-Chair, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Alan Simpson, Co-Chair, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

Panelists spoke about fiscal policy and potential ways to reduce the national debt. They also spoke about the state of teh economy, financial regulatory reforms being considered by Congress,…