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@ Brookings Podcast: The Federal Budget Deficit and Financial Security

Alice Rivlin, the founding director of the Congressional Budget Office and a Brookings senior fellow, says the soaring federal debt and deficits have put our financial security and the country’s future in peril. In this week’s @Brookings podcast, Rivlin says the public must demand that lawmakers take two unpopular steps: cut spending and raise revenue.

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The Federal Budget Deficit and Financial Security

SERIES: @ Brookings Video Podcast | Number 53