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With only hours to spare, on September 30th Congress successfully averted a government funding lapse/shutdown, at least for now. Another shutdown showdown will return as the calendar approaches November 17 when the current temporary funding authority expires. Washington’s pathway to…

Use the Looming Shutdown to Prevent Future Shutdowns A previous blogpost by The Concord Coalition reviewed the two options available to federal lawmakers in the event Congress is unable to enact some or all of the 12 annual discretionary appropriations…

When the dust settled after the debt limit deal in early June, many budget watchers heaved a sigh of relief for two reasons: (1) President Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) managed to broker a deal that…

Key Questions Voters Should Ask Candidates About Our Fiscal Future  In the 2024 Election Cycle Download the pdf: KEY QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES The federal budget deficit is rising and our national debt is on an unsustainable long-term trajectory. Voters should…

Members of Congress have many responsibilities but their most essential task each year is to complete the 12 discretionary appropriations bills that fund the federal government for the upcoming fiscal year. Budget law requires lawmakers to finish this work before…

Following the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) expressed interest in appointing a bipartisan commission to address the nation’s long-term fiscal imbalance. That idea has now drawn support from the newly formed Bipartisan Fiscal Forum. These are…

The Concord Coalition today said new long-term projections released today by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveal deep structural problems underlying the federal budget and the economy that will keep the debt on an unsustainable path and diminish the opportunities…

How to Radically Change Expectations about the Federal Budget Process by Dr. Carolyn Bourdeaux, Senior Visiting Scholar, University of Georgia; Board Member of the Concord Coalition; Former Member of Congress from Georgia’s 7th District Now that we’ve come through the debt…