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President Obama signed legislation last week requiring the administration to report within 30 days on how it plans to implement “automatic” spending cuts that are required next year because a congressional “super committee” failed to agree on a deficit-reduction plan.…

There is growing concern about how congressional procrastination on key budget decisions could already be harming the economy. The concern stems from widespread public uncertainty over what elected officials will do, if anything, about the “fiscal cliff” – a combination…

Mitt Romney’s selection of House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan as his running mate put a spotlight on differences between the two parties over federal budget priorities and how best to put the budget on a more responsible and sustainable course.Since…

Last week the Tax Policy Center (TPC) released this distributional analysis of the Romney tax plan, exploring how the plan could be made revenue-neutral, as Romney has claimed it would be. The TPC analysis found that it is impossible to…

This commentary originally appeared on The Concord Square May 31, 2011 (more…)

Congressional procrastination could lead to chaotic decision-making on the federal budget after the November elections, but many economists believe this procrastination is already harming the economy. The damage stems from widespread uncertainty over what elected officials will do, if anything,…

The Concord Coalition is partnering with “Face the Facts USA,” a nonpartisan project of the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs to provide the public with key facts between now and the election. The project also includes…

Rep. Steven LaTourette, an Ohio Republican who has helped lead congressional efforts to build on the work of the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles fiscal commission, last week announced he would not seek re-election.While he plans to continue pushing for fiscal reform for…