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Some Republican Leaders Encourage Offsets for New Proposals

Dec 16, 2016

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) made headlines this week when he suggested that the

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Former Ambassador and Three Former Congressmen Discuss Fiscal Challenges Facing Newly Elected Leaders

Dec 13, 2016

Three former congressmen and a retired U.S. ambassador warned of the difficult fiscal policy challenges facing the incoming Trump administration and congressional leaders at a forum last week in Concord, N.H. (more…)

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Budget Experts Encourage Long-Term Thinking on Fiscal Issues

Dec 6, 2016

Budget experts urged the incoming Trump administration and congressional leaders to address the country’s long-term fiscal challenges at two events in Washington last week. (more…)

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Difficult Fiscal Challenges Will Test the Leadership Skills of the New President and Congress

Nov 9, 2016

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition salutes all of those who put themselves forward in Tuesday’s elections to lead our nation. We congratulate the winners. Now that the people have spoken, the task ahead is to govern. That will not be…

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Third Presidential Debate Failed to Provide Public with Credible Plans for Dealing with the National Debt

Oct 19, 2016

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed disappointment Wednesday night that neither of the candidates in the final presidential debate provided voters with credible and specific proposals for putting the federal debt on a sustainable path. (more…)

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‘Fiscal Fridays Festival’ in Concord To Help Public Evaluate New Hampshire Congressional Candidates on Budget Issues

Oct 11, 2016

CONCORD, N.H. -- Fiscal Fridays, an interview series on NH1 that has featured 14 candidates for the presidency and New Hampshire congressional seats, continues Oct. 14 with the “Fiscal Fridays Festival” at the Warren B. Rudman Center at the University…

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Federal Budget Exercise To Be Held Tomorrow at Site of Final Presidential Debate: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Oct 11, 2016

LAS VEGAS -- In advance of the final presidential debate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, students, faculty and staff there will participate in an interactive exercise tomorrow in which they will face some of the difficult budget choices…

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Two Top Economists to Speak on Income Inequality and Fiscal Responsibility Oct. 17 at Saint Anselm College in Manchester

Oct 11, 2016

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Jared Bernstein, two of the nation's leading economists, will discuss how income inequality and fiscal responsibility relate in a program Monday, Oct. 17 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.…

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Former Congressman William Zeliff and Concord Coalition Official To Discuss U.S. Budget Challenges in Newburyport

Oct 6, 2016

NEWBURYPORT, MASS. --Former Congressman William H. Zeliff andChase A. Hagaman, a regional director for the nonpartisan Concord Coalition, will be featured speakers in a public program Thursday night, Oct. 13, in Newburyport on the fiscal challenges facing the nation, the…

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In Advance of Oct. 9 Presidential Debate, Experts on Federal Budget to Speak at Washington University

Sep 27, 2016

ST. LOUIS -- In a program Thursday night at Washington University, three of the nation’s leading experts on the federal budget will discuss the difficult fiscal challenges facing the next president and Congress. (more…)

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Debt Is a No-Show at First Debate

Sep 27, 2016

The first segment of the first presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump was dedicated to achieving prosperity. That provided an opportunity for the moderator to ask about -- and the candidates to talk about -- their…

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Federal Budget Exercise to be Held Wednesday at Washington University

Sep 26, 2016

ST. LOUIS -- In advance of the Oct. 9 presidential debate at Washington University, students there will participate in an exercise this Wednesday night in which they will face some of the difficult budget choices awaiting the next administration and…

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Some Republican Leaders Encourage Offsets for New Proposals

Former Ambassador and Three Former Congressmen Discuss Fiscal Challenges Facing Newly Elected Leaders

Budget Experts Encourage Long-Term Thinking on Fiscal Issues

Difficult Fiscal Challenges Will Test the Leadership Skills of the New President and Congress

Third Presidential Debate Failed to Provide Public with Credible Plans for Dealing with the National Debt

‘Fiscal Fridays Festival’ in Concord To Help Public Evaluate New Hampshire Congressional Candidates on Budget Issues

Federal Budget Exercise To Be Held Tomorrow at Site of Final Presidential Debate: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Two Top Economists to Speak on Income Inequality and Fiscal Responsibility Oct. 17 at Saint Anselm College in Manchester

Former Congressman William Zeliff and Concord Coalition Official To Discuss U.S. Budget Challenges in Newburyport

In Advance of Oct. 9 Presidential Debate, Experts on Federal Budget to Speak at Washington University

Debt Is a No-Show at First Debate

Federal Budget Exercise to be Held Wednesday at Washington University

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