Alice Rivlin: The Economy The Campaign to Fix the Debt Launch - Clip 8 "We're calling this effort, "fix the debt," but I think what we really mean is "fixing the economy." "Fixing the debt and growing the economy are not antithetical." "It's the arithmetic that drives the problem." "We have to reduce the rate of growth of the entitlement programs." - Created by MyC-SPAN user: BudgetHawks

Cote on the Size of the Debt Honeywell International CEO David Cote discusses the size of the deficit. - Created by MyC-SPAN user: BudgetHawks

Senator Judd Gregg: Ideas and Initiatives The Campaign to Fix the Debt Launch - Clip 3 "These are all 'do-ers' up here." "If we don't do this, if we don't get the fiscal situation under control, we know that we'll pass to our kids a nation which is less prosperous, where they have less opportunities and where the standard of living in this country drops rather dramatically." "We're trying to do here is support these folks by giving them ideas and initiatives." - Created by MyC-SPAN user: BudgetHawks

This is arithmetic Former GA Senator Sam Nunn neither party has a governing strategy for the national debt. he suggests that Simpson-Bowles be substituted for the fiscal cliff. - Created by MyC-SPAN user: BudgetHawks

Dave Cote: Political Will The Campaign to Fix the Debt Launch - Clip 7 "If you have spent a million dollars a day since Jesus Christ was born, 2011 years ago, you still would not have spent $1 trillion and that is going to be our annual interest bill if we don't do something." "We don't want to hurt a fragile recovery, that I agree, but at the same time, it's important that we address in the long, both a simplified tax system that collects more and a simplified entitlement system, specifically Medicare and Medicaid, that spends less. If we don't do this, we will never resolve this issue." "We are not keeping step." - Created by MyC-SPAN user: BudgetHawks

Principles of Fix the Debt Fix the Debt co-chair Ed Rendell discusses the principles of the Fix the Debt campaign. For more info, visit http://fixthedebt.org/ - Created by MyC-SPAN user: BudgetHawks