As Democrats in Congress continue to meet with President Biden to determine the ultimate size and scope of their social spending plan, it’s worth taking a minute to step back and consider the monumental dilemma they face – they have…
Despite a pending government shutdown and looming debt default, this week federal lawmakers in Washington were hyper-focused on the House reconciliation legislation, the second installment of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. Although the legislation is far from finished,…
Budget Breakthrough After moving at a breakneck pace and holding a special session, the House and Senate passed an FY 2022 budget resolution on Tuesday, setting the table for the annual appropriations process. It also jumpstarts reconciliation, the strategic…
WASHINGTON - The Concord Coalition said today that the Senate should not vote on final passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill until it has found a way to close the $256 billion of deficits between 2021 and 2031 that the…