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On February 17, experts from the Congressional Budget Office, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and the Brookings Institution spoke to nearly 200 people via webinar on the “Fiscal, Monetary, and Economic Challenges of the Post-Pandemic Economy.” The event was…

Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby recently wrote an opinion piece for the Seacoast Media Group in The Portsmouth Herald about the ongoing reconciliation process in Congress, COVID-19 relief legislation, and opportunities for a bipartisan group of 16 U.S. Senators to have a…

In the wee hours of Friday morning, after more than 14 hours of rapid-fire amendments affectionately (derisively?) referred to as “vote-a-rama,” Senate Democrats finally passed their FY 2021 budget resolution and sent it to the House for its quick approval.…

The Concord Coalition said today that new 10-year economic projections published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) demonstrate why Congress and the president should be increasingly focused on adopting a COVID-19 relief package that is truly timely, targeted, and temporary.…

The novel coronavirus that began sickening patients in China in early December 2019 has spread across the globe. The federal fiscal response to the outbreak in the U.S. has properly focused on two objectives: fight the virus and stabilize the…

Every two years the U.S. House of Representatives reconstitutes itself as a new legislative body and adopts a set of rules governing the Chamber’s actions for the new Congress. The rules package for the 117th Congress contains three budget-related provisions.…

WASHINGTON – A new paper jointly released by The Concord Coalition and the Global Aging Institute (GAI) examines whether ongoing improvements in the health of the elderly could be an economic and fiscal gamechanger. The paper, which is the…

After months of bickering and delay, House and Senate negotiators finally agreed to compromise on a much-needed fifth installment of COVID-19 relief for individuals and small businesses. Though wrapped up in mammoth legislation carrying the 12 annual funding bills for…