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More than 7,000 students, retirees, political leaders and other citizens have played The Concord Coalition’s updated Federal Budget Challenge since we put the latest version online a month ago.The exercise lets players decide for themselves how they would reduce the…

The Concord Coalition is honoring Senators Dick Durbin and Tom Coburn with the 2014 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award for their deep commitment to fiscal responsibility.“Senators Coburn and Durbin have tirelessly encouraged their colleagues in both parties to focus…

The House passed its Fiscal 2015 defense spending bill last week without key reforms that the Pentagon had proposed.The legislation, opposed by the administration, appropriates $490.7 billion for the base military budget. The legislation includes weapons systems the Pentagon has…

After lawmakers last year reached a bipartisan budget agreement, this was supposed to be the year of a harmless fiscal ceasefire on Capitol Hill. Unfortunately, the ceasefire is becoming a retreat on fiscal responsibility.“On issues ranging from tax and entitlement…

More than 7,000 students, retirees, political leaders and other citizens have played The Concord Coalition’s updated Federal Budget Challenge since we put the updated version online a month ago. (more…)

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently emphasized the need for lawmakers to soon address the revenue shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund, which must otherwise stop some payments for ongoing projects later this summer.Congress, however, is still struggling to find…

While Congress should ensure that veterans receive timely access to health care, a Congressional Budget Office analysis shows the high cost of a Senate plan to provide broad access to care providers outside the VA system.This could cost up to…

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate for the Senate’s expansion of veterans’ health care has been getting a lot of attention from budget groups and members of Congress. (more…)