Fix the Debt

First Budget, a nonpartisan initiative to raise awareness of the nation’s fiscal challenges during the 2016 presidential campaign, is already making its presence felt in Iowa and New Hampshire.

The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt: "Voters sent a strong message that they are dissatisfied with the status quo, and they are looking for solutions and leadership.

The Treasury Department released figures today that showed the deficit for Fiscal Year 2014 was $483 billion. Sadly, that is the good news.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its updated budget baseline projections, which show debt beginning to grow again in 2018, and continuing to do so in perpetuity.