Is the 2010 health care legislation now projected to cost substantially more than previously estimated? No, but as Concord Coalition Policy Director Joshua Gordon explains in a new blog posting, there has been considerable confusion on the subject.The cost estimates…
The House Budget Committee has begun considering a proposed budget that includes many elements of a plan that House Republicans approved last year but also some significant changes.The Concord Coalition commended Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who released the…
Serious financial management problems in some departments and agencies continue to hinder efforts by auditors to assess the government’s books. That in turn hurts the government’s ability to measure the cost and performance of certain programs and to make necessary…
As political candidates offer vague promises of spending restraint and Congress considers the administration’s new budget, Americans face an unpleasant fiscal landmark: before we get to the election in November, the national debt will exceed the U.S. economy’s entire annual…
