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As Congress returns from its July 4th recess, below are some of the budget stories we have been following since the last edition of the Washington Budget Report (sign up here) was published. (more…)

Imagine if Congress held a vote in the next few months on a bill that cut nearly $3.7 trillion in income taxes, added $350 billion worth of loopholes and deductions to the tax code, and increased Medicare spending by $236…

At a time when lawmakers are under public pressure to show greater fiscal responsibility, Congress has chosen to ignore its fundamental duty to pass a budget resolution for the coming year.Instead, some on Capitol Hill are talking about approving a…

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer stirred considerable discussion in Washington with a thoughtful speech last week emphasizing the need to develop a credible long-term deficit reduction plan even as the economic recovery continued.Such a plan, he said, could provide better…

A Washington Post editorial today sums up a bunch of different strands of thinking about the federal budget that Concord has been writing about and talking about a lot recently. (more…)

Last month I participated in a conference of mostly military officials and national security experts at the Naval War College in Newport, RI. The conference title was “Economics and Security: Resourcing National Priorities.” (more…)

If the Obama administration follows through on its newly announced effort to identify and weed out unproductive federal programs, it could build public confidence and support for more sweeping fiscal reforms in the future. (more…)

If the Obama administration follows through on its newly announced effort to identify and weed out unproductive federal programs, it could build public confidence and support for more sweeping fiscal reforms in the future.The White House has asked federal agencies…