Click here to watch the segment now Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux joined Soledad O’Brien on Matter of Fact for an engaging discussion on the national debt, fiscal responsibility, current strategies, and potential solutions. Bourdeaux discussed the consequences of rising deficits,…
Following the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) expressed interest in appointing a bipartisan commission to address the nation’s long-term fiscal imbalance. That idea has now drawn support from the newly formed Bipartisan Fiscal Forum. These are…
At 78 years old, Santiago Matheus of Dania Beach is carefully watching the looming political showdown in Washington over whether the nation’s debt ceiling should be raised anew. “Of course I’m worried,” he said. “It would be an unprecedented situation if…
Some Congressional leaders say that all we have to do to get control of our raging national debt is to cut out waste, fraud and abuse. Scour the voluminous federal budget and you will not find line items with those…
The midterm elections left Republicans in control of the House (barely) and Democrats in control of the Senate (barely). Pundits are already predicting gridlock (they’re probably right), but Congress has two essential tasks before them that must not be held…
