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Last week brought some good news for the economy and challenging news for the federal budget. The good news was a solid jobs number -- a gain of 200,000 in January -- and an even more promising gain in average…


It is deeply disappointing that in his first State of the Union Address President Trump failed to mention the state of the nation’s finances. He could have told the American people that the national debt is at its highest level…


Fiscal responsibility lost a great champion on Friday with the tragic death of Ed Lorenzen and his youngest son. At The Concord Coalition we lost a valued colleague and cherished friend. Our hearts go out to Ed’s family, including his…


No sooner had Congress approved its fourth budget stop-gap measure in four months than lawmakers began talking about the need for a fifth one in February. On Wednesday the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, Majority Whip John Cornyn, raised…


The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has presented a new infrastructure plan that includes a realistic look at two key issues: the federal gas tax and the need for immigration policies that will ensure a sufficient labor force. On the gas…


WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed frustration today over Washington’s need for repeated short-term stop-gap funding measures and the inclusion of policies in them that will further increase the deficit. “It's good that the impasse leading to a partial government…


Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are debating whether to revive the practice of earmarks after President Trump expressed support for reversing a ban that has been in place since 2011. The ban was originally touted as a way to crack down…


National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson warns that budget cuts in recent years have significantly reduced the ability of the IRS to explain and enforce the tax code, a situation likely to result in greater confusion over the tax overhaul…


During the 2016 presidential election and his first year in the White House, President Trump often promised to significantly increase military spending. He sounded that theme again last month in releasing his National Security Strategy, saying “historic investments” were required…


Elected officials in Washington know that the federal budget is on an unsustainable path, with the debt projected to rise rapidly over the next 10 years and beyond. That would be true even in the unlikely event that the tax cuts…


WASHINGTON --The tax legislation produced by congressional negotiators and scheduled to be voted on this week remains as fiscally irresponsible as the original House and Senate bills, according to The Concord Coalition. This latest bill is based on flawed economics,…


When it comes to budget negotiations, many interest groups demand that certain items be considered “off the table” and exempt from any changes. The reality, however, is that everything needs to be on the table for both economic and political…

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