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Iowans Weigh Deficit-Reduction Options

Nov 15, 2011
Nearly 200 Iowa residents slipped into the role of congressional deficit-cutters on Monday night, and in many cases were able to reach agreement on the sort of sweeping fiscal reforms that have so far eluded Congress.Working in groups of six…
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Why Candidates Must Be Held Accountable

Nov 15, 2011
The federal debt is hitting the $15 trillion mark this month, and it is projected to continue growing rapidly in the years ahead – even assuming the economy fully recovers and U.S. military commitments abroad are reduced.“Absent reform, we will…
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Congress Considers Minibus Bills and Continuing Resolution

Nov 15, 2011
House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement yesterday on the first conference report of the appropriations process for Fiscal Year 2012. Referred to as a “mini-bus,” the agreement combines three of the twelve appropriations bills: Agriculture, Commerce/ Justice/ Science, and…
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Time for Action from Supercommittee Co-Chairs

Nov 15, 2011
Time is running short for members of the congressional “super committee,” which has until a week from tomorrow to recommend a plan to reduce projected federal deficits by at least $1.2 trillion over the next decade.In recent days Democratic and…
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Concord Coalition Urges Super Committee Co-Chairs to Produce a Legislative Framework

Nov 14, 2011
WASHINGTON – With little more than a week to go before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (“super committee”) is due to deliver its recommendations to Congress, The Concord Coalition said today that the panel’s co-chairs, Sen. Patty Murray…
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Warner, Chambliss Honored As ‘Economic Patriots’

Nov 8, 2011
Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) received the 2011 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award at The Concord Coalition’s annual dinner Wednesday night in Washington.Former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.), a member of Concord's board of directors, praised the…
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Super Committee Gets Earful of Good Advice

Nov 8, 2011
The special congressional committee on deficit reduction recently heard testimony from the leaders of two prominent bipartisan panels that developed sweeping proposals that could cut federal borrowing by $4 trillion or more in the next decade -- well above the…
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House and Senate Hold Appropriations Conference

Nov 8, 2011
On Capitol Hill last week, attention turned to Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations as the House and Senate convened a formal conference on a “minibus” bill which combines three appropriations bills: Agriculture; Commerce, Justice, Science; and Transportation, HUD. The meeting was…
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A Mixed Bag on Deficit Reduction

Nov 8, 2011
Will Congress be able to approve a plan this year to significantly reduce deficits over the coming decade? Just in time for Halloween last week, Concord Coalition Chief Economist Diane Lim Rogers wrote in a Tax Notes column about the…
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Concord Coalition Names Paul Hansen As Rocky Mountain States Regional Director

Nov 8, 2011
Paul W. Hansen, a resident of Jackson, Wyoming with decades of experience in public policy work and civic engagement efforts around the country, has been named as The Concord Coalition’s Rocky Mountain states regional director. (more…)
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Exercise at Drake University Will Let Voters Make Tough Decisions on Deficit Reduction

Nov 8, 2011
Des Moines -- As they weigh presidential candidates’ rhetoric about the federal budget in advance of the January caucuses, Iowans will have an opportunity to try to improve it themselves in a community-wide deficit-reduction exercise Monday, Nov. 14 at Drake University.…
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Warner and Chambliss Receive 2011 Economic Patriot Award

Nov 4, 2011
The Concord Coalition this week recognized Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) for their leadership of the "Gang of Six" in the search for bipartisan fiscal reform. Former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.), a member of Concord's board of directors,…
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