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The federal deficit for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 totaled $1.089 trillion, about $207 billion smaller than in the previous year but the fourth consecutive deficit of more than a trillion dollars. The government took in $2.449 trillion…


Despite all of the partisan disagreements over the federal budget, some former government officials and other experts have found some common ground on possible approaches to fiscal reform. In a recent blog post Paul Hansen, western states regional director for…


Watching the recent Strengthening of America forums online from my office in Wyoming, I was encouraged by how former Democratic and Republican members of Congress, Cabinet secretaries and other national experts could find such so much common ground on a…


The latest version of The Concord Coalition’s “Federal Budget Challenge” has been online for only two weeks, yet the game has been played by more than 5,000 people from almost half of the states in the nation. Players examine over…


At a forum last week in New York, business executives and former federal officials offered their views on how best to reform the tax code in ways that could promote economic growth as well as put the federal budget on…


Four prominent experts agreed Monday that two complex and interrelated tasks are essential to the nation’s future prosperity: curbing the growth in health care costs and reforming federal entitlement programs.The speakers were William Frist, a doctor and former U.S. Senate…


As part of the Strengthening of America -- Our Children's Future project that The Concord Coalition is co-sponsoring, a forum was held last week in New York on the topic of pro-growth tax reform. The video of the full event is…


The latest version of our budget game, the Federal Budget Challenge, has been online for only two weeks, yet has been played by over 5,000 people from almost half of the states in the nation. The Challenge lets players examine…


WASHINGTON – The third forum in a new initiative to focus attention on the nation’s fiscal challenges will be held in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 27. The program will feature Lawrence Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury; Martin…


Reviewing the dismal state of federal finances last week, two current members of Congress and two former lawmakers emphasized both the urgency of reform and some of the obstacles that must be overcome.They offered their thoughts during a panel discussion…


The Concord Coalition last week honored 38 “economic patriots” in the U.S. House for their votes in favor of a broad, bipartisan deficit-reduction plan earlier this year. (more…)


In a 62-30 vote early Saturday morning, the Senate approved a continuing resolution to fund the government through March 27 at a level that is consistent with the $1.047 trillion cap included in the Budget Control Act. Earlier this month…

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