FOr more info visit newsinfusion.com WASHINGTON, DC (May 25, 2010) - Fiscal policymakers representing the U.S. House Budget Committee, the U.S. Treasury Department, other federal agencies, and policy groups faced off against college students in the Second Annual ‘Budgetball on the Mall’ Tournament held on the National Mall. Players included David Walker, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former U.S. Comptroller General, and Robert Reischauer, President of the Urban Institute and former Director of the Congressional Budget Office. Budgetball is a team sport similar to ultimate Frisbee with the addition of fiscal strategy to physical play. The tournament was hosted by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which supported the development of the game, and the National Academy of Public Administration, which led its design and implementation throughout the country. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with participating teams on the sidelines and issued as statement expressing his support of the innovative financial literacy game. "Now more than ever it is time for the younger generation to learn about issues related to our fiscal future. The U.S. faces large fiscal challenges and the decisions the country makes now will directly affect the burdens that younger generations will face tomorrow…. Budgetball's goal is to raise awareness of the fiscal challenges we face as a country and to promote responsible financial behavior at both personal and national levels, which are critical to the success of our economy and our country.” (See below for the full statement.) U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), who hosted a breakfast on Capitol Hill in honor of the college teams participating in the Budgetball Tournament, spoke passionately about the initiative
