WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today commended Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad for proposing a comprehensive fiscal reform plan ba (more…)
As a recent Chicago Tribune editorial noted, most House members chose last month to “put partisanship above progress on the nation’s debt” by supporting budget plans favored only by one party or the other. But 38 lawmakers voted for bipartisan…
On today's federal tax filing deadline, it just so happens that Congress and the Administration have been thinking of different ways to raise tax burdens on the rich. (more…)
Although spending cuts in last year’s Budget Control Act (BCA) lead to an improved fiscal outlook, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reminded policymakers this week that the larger long-term budget challenges remain.The law targets discretionary spending and, under two different…
