Our Unsustainable Debt
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America’s national debt is now over $39 trillion. That’s more than $114,000 for every person in America. Learn how we got here and where we are headed if we don’t act now.
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(Arlington, Va. - July 28, 2026) - Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), will present CRFB’s Fiscal State of the Nation at Concord Action’s 2027 National Citizens Debt Summit, taking place March 2-4 in Washington, D.C. MacGuineas will open summit programming on March 3 with an assessment of where the nation’s finances stand, what is driving growing debt and deficits, and what Congress must do to change course. “Maya is one of the country’s…
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Concord Action’s Growing Field Team Takes National Debt Conversation Beyond Washington
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As National Debt Nears $40 Trillion, Dublin Residents Hear Why It Matters at Home
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Concord Action to Congress: “Pass a Budget the Right Way – Or No Pay!”
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Medicare Upcoding: How a Hidden Practice Is Driving Up Federal Healthcare Costs
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Concord Action: If Congress Wants to Spend $95 Billion, It Needs to Pay for It
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Concord Action Statement Ahead of Expected Reconciliation Package: Don’t Cheat the Numbers
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How America Makes It to the Next 50 Years Without Leaving a Legacy of Debt
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America at 250: A Milestone That Demands Fiscal Stewardship
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Dr. Carolyn Bourdeaux in The Washington Times: “Washington Needs a Strict Spending Diet, Stat.”
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How Medicare Is Driving the Federal Debt: New Trustees Report Shows Rising Pressures
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A Time for Action
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What the New Social Security Trustees Report Reveals About the Debt and Deficit
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2026 Social Security Trustees Report Statement
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June 3 Summit News Release
Who We Are
Concord Action
Concord Action is a growing grassroots movement of Americans who care deeply about our economy and fiscal outlook. Our supporters worry that America’s unsustainable national debt is contributing to inflation, driving higher interest rates, threatening our security and creating an unfair burden for our future. We believe we must change course before our country is bankrupt.
Stand with us to demand lawmakers stop adding to our unsustainable debt.
