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Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, in a Your First Budget interview, said recently her initial priorities in Washington would be to revamp the tax code and institute “zero-based budgeting.” The Your First Budget interview series is sponsored by First Budget…

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie was the most recent Fiscal Fridays guest, stressing the need to reform both the tax code and entitlement programs. Noting that much of the federal budget is devoted to entitlement programs, the New Jersey governor…

Former New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and private-sector leaders expressed concern about how irresponsible fiscal policies could harm the country’s economic future at a forum Monday in Portsmouth, N.H. “Getting something done on these issues…

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 voters in Iowa and elsewhere with critical information on the fiscal and economic proposals…

The Concord Coalition has announced two new co-chairs who have long been known for their work to promote greater fiscal responsibility: former U.S. Senators Bob Kerrey and Jack Danforth. Danforth, a Missouri Republican, and Kerrey, a Democrat who represented Nebraska…

New projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) show the federal deficit rising this year for the first time since 2009 and the government sinking deeper into debt over the next decade. “Budget projections have turned a corner again, and…

The House last week followed the Senate in passing a budget reconciliation bill aiming to repeal key pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As expected, President Obama quickly vetoed the legislation. These developments were notable in that they marked…

Two House members and a number of congressional staffers participated in a bipartisan discussion Thursday of proposals to put the country on sounder long-term fiscal footing. The meeting was part of The Concord Coalition’s “Lookout” series of informational sessions for…