Tyler Sweeney, Author at Concord Action

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Concord Coalition Releases ‘Key Questions’ To Ask Candidates For Federal Office

Apr 22, 2016

WASHINGTON -- With the federal budget deficit on the rise again and the nation’s debt still on an unsustainable long-term path, The Concord Coalition today released this year’s version of its “Key Questions” that voters should ask candidates for federal…

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David Walker, Robert Bixby To Speak Today In Atlanta On The Nation’s Budget Challenges And Presidential Campaign

Feb 23, 2016

ATLANTA -- David M. Walker and Robert L. Bixby, two of the nation’s leading experts on the growing federal debt, will speak at noon today in Atlanta on the need for sweeping budget reforms in Washington and why this year’s…

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President’s Budget Would Stabilize Debt But Not Put It On A Sustainable Path

Feb 9, 2016

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that while President Obama’s proposed budget would lower projected deficits and keep the debt stable as a share of the economy over the next 10 years, it would do so with a mix…

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‘First Budget’ Report Finds Candidates Fall Short on Plans To Deal With The Federal Debt

Jan 28, 2016

WASHINGTON -- A new assessment of 2016 presidential candidates by First Budget, a joint initiative of the Campaign to Fix the Debt and The Concord Coalition, finds that while all candidates in both parties say the rapidly growing national debt…

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Sen. Gregg and Gov. Rendell to Discuss Economic Impact of Fiscal Policy Choices at Portsmouth Forum Monday

Jan 22, 2016

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Former New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg and former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell will discuss the impact of fiscal policy decisions at a public forum in New Hampshire on Monday, Jan. 25. (more…)

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Fiscal Fridays Interview With Chris Christie on Tax, Spending Plans to Appear Online Later Today

Jan 20, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie will discuss his tax and spending proposals in a live interview that will appear online at 3:45 p.m. EST today as part of Fiscal Fridays, the public affairs television series on the New Hampshire-based NH1…

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‘Your First Budget’ Series to Feature Interviews with Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina This Weekend

Jan 20, 2016

DES MOINES -- Republican presidential candidates Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina will appear this weekend on Your First Budget, a series on the MC22 television network that is providing viewers in Iowa and elsewhere with critical information on the fiscal…

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CBO Update Shows Growing Debt Burden Will Face Next President

Jan 19, 2016

WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released projections today that show the federal deficit rising this year for the first time since 2009 and the government sinking deeper into debt over the next decade, a problem that The Concord…

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The Concord Coalition Names Former Senators Bob Kerrey and Jack Danforth As Co-Chairs

Jan 14, 2016

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today announced two new co-chairs who have long been known for their work to promote greater fiscal responsibility in Washington: former U.S. Senators Bob Kerrey and Jack Danforth. (more…)

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‘Fiscal Fridays’ Interview with Rand Paul on Federal Budget Issues to Air This Friday

Jan 5, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul will discuss his federal budget plans in an interview that will air at 1 p.m. EST this Friday, Jan. 8, as part of Fiscal Fridays, the public affairs television series on the New Hampshire-based NH1…

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Tax Legislation Would Raise the Debt, Violate Lawmakers’ Own Budget

Dec 16, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Despite their frequent expressions of concern about the federal debt, lawmakers are pursuing a plan that would add hundreds of billions of dollars to the debt over the next decade by extending some tax breaks, making others permanent,…

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Donald Trump to Discuss His Budget Proposals Later Today in Fiscal Fridays Interview

Dec 1, 2015

Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, will discuss his federal budget plans in a live studio interview at 5 p.m. EST today as part of Fiscal Fridays, the public affairs television series on the New Hampshire-based NH1…

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Concord Coalition Releases ‘Key Questions’ To Ask Candidates For Federal Office

David Walker, Robert Bixby To Speak Today In Atlanta On The Nation’s Budget Challenges And Presidential Campaign

President’s Budget Would Stabilize Debt But Not Put It On A Sustainable Path

‘First Budget’ Report Finds Candidates Fall Short on Plans To Deal With The Federal Debt

Sen. Gregg and Gov. Rendell to Discuss Economic Impact of Fiscal Policy Choices at Portsmouth Forum Monday

Fiscal Fridays Interview With Chris Christie on Tax, Spending Plans to Appear Online Later Today

‘Your First Budget’ Series to Feature Interviews with Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina This Weekend

CBO Update Shows Growing Debt Burden Will Face Next President

The Concord Coalition Names Former Senators Bob Kerrey and Jack Danforth As Co-Chairs

‘Fiscal Fridays’ Interview with Rand Paul on Federal Budget Issues to Air This Friday

Tax Legislation Would Raise the Debt, Violate Lawmakers’ Own Budget

Donald Trump to Discuss His Budget Proposals Later Today in Fiscal Fridays Interview

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