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CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST ADDING A MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVE REFORM

Jul 30, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition warned today that with the budget plunging back into deficit, Congress should not rush to enact a Medicare prescription drug benefit in the absence of comprehensive programmatic reform. Doing so would greatly increase the already…

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CONCORD COALITION URGES HOUSE TO APPROVE DEBT LIMIT INCREASE

Jun 25, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today urged the House of Representatives to join the Senate in approving an increase in the statutory debt limit. According to Treasury officials, the current $5.95 trillion debt limit will be reached by the end…

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CONCORD COALITION SUPPORTS BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT

Jun 20, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that the Conrad-Feingold-Domenici bipartisan budget enforcement amendment provides a strong and needed dose of fiscal discipline. It sets new discretionary spending caps for two years at tough but achievable levels, extends the pay-as-you-go…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST REMOVING TAX CUT SUNSETS IN THE ABSENCE OF A BUDGET AGREEMENT

Jun 12, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that it would be premature to permanently extend the estate tax repeal or any other provision of last year's tax legislation before a broader fiscal policy agreement is reached between Congress and the…

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CONCORD COALITION URGES SWIFT ACTION TO AVOID DEBT CRISIS

May 16, 2002

WASHINGTON -- With the Treasury Secretary again forced to take extraordinary measures to avoid breaching the $5.95 trillion statutory debt limit, The Concord Coalition said today that Congress should prevent an unnecessary debt crisis -- now estimated to hit in…

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CONCORD COALITION URGES CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT TO AGREE ON A NEW BALANCED BUDGET PLAN BEFORE REMOVING TAX CUT “SUNSET”

Apr 18, 2002

WASHINGTON -- As the House of Representatives considers legislation to permanently extend all provisions of last year's tax bill beyond their scheduled 2010 expiration date, including rate reductions not even scheduled to take effect until 2004 and 2006, The Concord…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT FOCUS ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TRUST FUND SOLVENCY IGNORES THE KEY LONG-TERM ISSUES

Mar 28, 2002

WASHINGTON--The Concord Coalition warned today that the 2002 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports released this week reaffirm that both programs are on an unsustainable course - despite three additional years of trust fund solvency for Social Security and one…

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THE BUDGET RESOLUTION: TEN DO’S AND DON’TS

Mar 12, 2002

As Congress begins work this week on the fiscal year 2003 budget resolution, The Concord Coalition has the following recommendations of things to do and things not to do: Things to do (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT NEW TAX BREAKS AMOUNT TO “OPEN SEASON” ON THE BUDGET

Mar 8, 2002

WASHINGTON - The Concord Coalition said today that an expensive, three-year, thirty percent special depreciation allowance in the economic stimulus bill passed by the House and Senate will do very little to provide short-term stimulus but will make it more…

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CONCORD COALITION CO-CHAIR BOB KERREY WARNS AGAINST ADDING PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT TO CURRENT MEDICARE SYSTEM

Mar 7, 2002

WASHINGTON – In testimony before the Senate Finance Committee today, The Concord Coalition's Co-Chairman, former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-NE), urged Congress to tackle fundamental health care reform before adding a new prescription drug benefit to Medicare. (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION CALLS ON PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS TO REESTABLISH NON-SOCIAL SECURITY BALANCED BUDGET GOAL

Jan 23, 2002

WASHINGTON ¾ With today's new forecast by the Congressional Budget Office showing that the projected non-Social Security surplus is gone ¾ not just this year but for several years to come ¾ The Concord Coalition called upon President Bush and…

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FMR. SENATOR BOB KERREY NAMED CONCORD COALITION CO-CHAIR

Jan 14, 2002

WASHINGTON – The Concord Coalition announced today that former Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE) has been named its new Co-Chairman, joining former Senator Warren B. Rudman (R-NH). Senator Kerrey has been a member of Concord's Board of Directors since January 2001.…

The Latest

CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST ADDING A MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVE REFORM

CONCORD COALITION URGES HOUSE TO APPROVE DEBT LIMIT INCREASE

CONCORD COALITION SUPPORTS BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT

CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST REMOVING TAX CUT SUNSETS IN THE ABSENCE OF A BUDGET AGREEMENT

CONCORD COALITION URGES SWIFT ACTION TO AVOID DEBT CRISIS

CONCORD COALITION URGES CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT TO AGREE ON A NEW BALANCED BUDGET PLAN BEFORE REMOVING TAX CUT “SUNSET”

CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT FOCUS ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TRUST FUND SOLVENCY IGNORES THE KEY LONG-TERM ISSUES

THE BUDGET RESOLUTION: TEN DO’S AND DON’TS

CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT NEW TAX BREAKS AMOUNT TO “OPEN SEASON” ON THE BUDGET

CONCORD COALITION CO-CHAIR BOB KERREY WARNS AGAINST ADDING PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT TO CURRENT MEDICARE SYSTEM

CONCORD COALITION CALLS ON PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS TO REESTABLISH NON-SOCIAL SECURITY BALANCED BUDGET GOAL

FMR. SENATOR BOB KERREY NAMED CONCORD COALITION CO-CHAIR

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