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Appropriations for FY 2024 may still be unfinished, but time and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) wait for no one. Despite little observable progress on the 12 appropriations bills to fund the government for the current fiscal year, CBO kicked…

The Concord Coalition today noted a small reduction in federal budget deficits projected by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), but cautioned that the improvements are driven by lower projections of discretionary spending, which is subject to future annual appropriations–and the…

On January 19th, The Concord Coalition partnered with the Bipartisan Policy Center and the UNH Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service to host the panel "Fiscal Challenges Facing the Next Administration." Concord Coalition Executive Director Bob…

On January 7, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced key elements of a FY 2024 spending deal that would pave the way for appropriators in the House and Senate to begin…

The Census Bureau recently released their latest long-run population projections. Based on their primary demographic assumptions, the number of people living in the United States will rise from 335 million in 2023, reach a peak of 369 million in 2080,…

Last week, the yield on 10-year government securities briefly reached 5 percent for the first time since 2007.[1] This yield represents the interest rate investors will earn given the price they paid for securities in the secondary market. If yields…

Federal fiscal year 2023 ended on September 30th and preliminary figures from the Congressional Budget Office indicate that the annual budget deficit totaled $1.7 trillion, approximately $300 billion more than the prior year. That alone would be bad enough, but…

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…