David M. Walker is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the newly established Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a nonpartisan foundation “dedicated to increase public awareness of the nature and urgency of key economic challenges threatening America’s future.” Walker served as Comptroller General of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) from 1998 to 2008. InfrastructureUSA recently spoke with him in New York City.
Excerpts from that conversation:
“The first three words of the constitution are the most important: ‘We the People.’ ‘We the People’ have a responsibility to be informed and involved, in order to let our elected representatives know what’s important to us,what we want, what we need, and what we’re willing to support. And quite frankly we’ve got a situation right now where there’s a big disconnect. And it’s threatening our future…”
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