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Last week marked a sad anniversary at The Concord Coalition. On Jan. 18, 1997, former U.S. senator and Concord Coalition co-founder Paul E. Tsongas passed away. Twenty years later, his example and vision continue to guide us. Upon his death,…

WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released new projections confirming that federal deficits and the accumulated debt remain on an unsustainable path -- a problem that The Concord Coalition urges the new administration and Congress to address as quickly as…

An amazing thing happened in Washington recently. With the total national debt about to top $20 trillion and on an unsustainable long-term path, 376 members of the House of Representatives voted for one of two Fiscal Year 2017 budget resolutions…

While the budget resolution that congressional Republicans approved last week was designed to speed repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), budget analysts and some lawmakers in both parties have expressed understandable concerns about such hasty action before a replacement…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made headlines recently when he suggested that the GOP must pay for its campaign promises, stating his preference for “deficit-neutral” tax cuts and offsets for new spending.“I think this level of national debt is dangerous…

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

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…)

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…