On April 28 Sheila Weinberg, the Institute for Truth in Accounting's founder & CEO, attended the Peterson Fiscal Summit of 2010.  As a participant at the Summit, Weinberg had the opportunity to pose this question to President Clinton: 'If Congress knew the true cost of their financial decisions, would different decisions be made now and in the future?'  President Clinton acknowledged that while 'politics' always has an influence on decision-making, knowing the true costs of any initiative or program would obviously be a benefit. In addition, Clinton acknowledged that states are "'playing accounting tricks"' are also a big problem.

Weinberg's photo album of the Summit 

Weinberg's excerpts of Clinton's comments