Maya MacGuineas: Opening Remarks The Campaign to Fix the Debt Launch - Clip 1 "The Campaign to Fix the Debt is going to bring together CEOs, Business Leaders, Former Members of Congress, budget experts, economists but most importantly, voters across the country." "We know that if we fail to act, the consequences will be immensely serious." "This is not going to be easy." - Created by MyC-SPAN user: BudgetHawks

Explaining the Fix the debt campaign CRFB president Maya MacGuineas explains the Fix the Debt campaign and its goals. For more info, visit http://fixthedebt.org/ - Created by MyC-SPAN user: BudgetHawks

Governor Ed Rendell: Good Policy and Good Politics The Campaign to Fix the Debt Launch - Clip 2 "This is a unique group. It's an unprecedented bipartisan collation, former lawmakers, business and civic leaders and budget experts." "It's necessary for us to create an environment where it becomes not only good policy to vote yes on a debt reduction plan, but good politics as well." "We are all dedicated to getting this done." "The Era of Debt Denial is clearly over." - Created by MyC-SPAN user: BudgetHawks

Ambassador Bob Zoellick: Global Preeminence The Campaign to Fix the Debt Launch - Clip 4 "The United States...is one budget deal away from restoring its global preeminence." "Our generation now risks squandering a legacy of over 200 years." "We hope this group, building on the work that has been done before can provide a resource and organize some support for what the President and the Congress have to make." - Created by MyC-SPAN user: BudgetHawks

Paul Stebbins: Achievement The Campaign to Fix the Debt Launch - Clip 10 "It never occurred to us that the single greatest long term treat to my ability to compete in the world economy was the fiscal solvency of the United States." "We are headed...to a $7 trillion mess in December and that level of uncertainty makes it very difficult to run a business." "Now more than ever there is an urgency that is unprecedented." - Created by MyC-SPAN user: BudgetHawks

Big Eddie "We Can Do Bowles-Simpson" Rendell "Campaign to Fix the Debt Kickoff," July 17, 2012 - Created by MyC-SPAN user: Misty