Although the tax and spending suggestions in President Trump’s new budget have received most of the attention, the unrealistic nature of his projections on economic growth must be kept in mind as Congress begins working on plans for Fiscal 2020.…
Some of The Concord Coalition’s most important tools for educating the public about the federal budget and the nation’s fiscal challenge are our budget exercises. We are pleased to announce that “Principles and Priorities,” “Debt Busters” and the online “Federal…
As federal agencies and millions of Americans struggle to recover from Washington’s partial shutdown over this year’s budget, we are now facing a potential crisis over the federal debt limit that could have an even greater negative impact. The debt…
Oriental, N.C. -- Phil Smith, the southern regional director for The Concord Coalition, and Marjorie Dufek, the organization’s North Carolina coordinator, have released the following statement about the recent death of U.S. Rep. Walter Jones: North Carolina’s loss is truly…
