Peterson Foundation Issues Statement on Budget Deal
December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issued the following statement by CEO Michael A. Peterson on a budget deal between the President Trump and Congress that will add more than $400 billion to the national debt over the next 10 years:
"Another $400 billion in debt is the worst possible holiday gift for our children. This last-minute grab-bag budget bill has something political for everyone in Washington, yet it hurts the next generation and the future prosperit . . .
"Another $400 billion in debt is the worst possible holiday gift for our children. This last-minute grab-bag budget bill has something political for everyone in Washington, yet it hurts the next generation and the future prosperit . . .