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An economically "sustainable" debt is one that does not rise faster than our means to ultimately pay it off. So federal deficits as a share of our economy should ideally be no larger than the economy’s growth rate.We must focus…

The political stalemate over taxes and the debt limit continues, with President Obama saying a deal needs to be reached by July 22 to give Congress time to draft and approve the appropriate legislation before the government runs out of…

TUCSON, ARIZONA – Two top national experts on the federal budget will present possible solutions to the rapidly increasing debt at a town hall meeting presented Thursday by the office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the non-partisan Concord Coalition.…

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released projections last week that Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby said confirms that federal finances “are on an unsustainable course that threatens our economic future, risks turmoil in the financial markets, and burdens…

President Obama began his direct involvement in budget negotiations Monday by meeting separately with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The White House called for a “balanced” approach that would include some additional revenue from…

Lawmakers received a stark warning last week from a host of prominent economic and federal policy experts: The mere prospect of a U.S. default could raise interest rates, forcing taxpayers to pay many billions of dollars more on the government’s…

After a week-long recess, the House continued last week to make progress on FY 2012 appropriations bills. The second and third bills to clear the House were for Military Construction/ Veterans Affairs and Agriculture.The House Appropriations Committee completed action on…