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Spurred by a Thursday deadline to avoid risking a federal default, Senate leaders said yesterday that they were finally making progress towards a bipartisan agreement to raise the federal debt limit and end the government shutdown.Reports this morning, however, said…

Worried and frustrated by Washington’s latest fiscal fights, a panel of experts on the federal budget last week faulted elected officials in both parties for irresponsibility, inflexibility and, in some cases, lack of common sense.The situation led former senator Sam…

The Concord Coalition honored five individuals last week with the 2013 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award: Former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Dr. Alice Rivlin; former senators Sam Nunn, Pete Domenici and Bill Brock, and the late Rev. Bill Gray,…

We will soon see whether there is any remaining capacity in the U.S. political system to reach compromise across partisan lines for the common good. Republican congressional leaders say that if President Obama wants the government to reopen and the…

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition honored five individuals last night for their distinguished public service with the 2013 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award: Former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Dr. Alice Rivlin; former senators Sam Nunn, Pete Domenici and Bill…

Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and other speakers at the University of Denver on Friday put the spotlight on the high risks of irresponsible fiscal policies to young Americans.Although the federal deficit dropped significantly in the fiscal year…

Lawmakers struggling with the Fiscal 2014 budget could face an even tougher challenge funding the government in the future as interest payments rise to record levels, squeezing other parts of the budget and making it more difficult to hold down…

The federal shutdown over the 2014 budget continues amid growing concern among economists, investors, business executives, foreign leaders and others that Washington is also deadlocking over the federal debt limit -- raising the possibility that financial markets could fall sharply…