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An interview with Ohio Gov. John Kasich will kick off Fiscal Fridays, a New Hampshire-based TV interview series starting this week on the NH1 News Network that will provide voters with critical information on the budget and economic proposals of 2016 presidential candidates.…

A majority of House lawmakers now support a bipartisan measure authored by Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wisc.) and Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) aimed at shifting the federal government to a biennial budgeting process that promises to be more efficient. Under the…

Although Congress managed to keep the government open as Fiscal 2016 began last Thursday, lawmakers quickly received a troubling reminder of another approaching fiscal crisis: A letter from Treasury Secretary Jack Lew saying the government could face default in early…

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition is urging the Commission on Presidential Debates to devote a significant portion of debate time next year to the candidates’ plans for dealing with the nation’s growing fiscal difficulties. While the nation faces many challenges,…

Ed Rendell, former Pennsylvania governor, and Paul Stebbins, former chairman of World Fuel Services Corp., recently stressed in Iowa the importance of the public and presidential candidates focusing on the nation’s fiscal challenges. “I firmly believe that if you give…

With the next fiscal year starting Thursday, the Senate on Monday cleared the way for quick passage of a stop-gap funding measure to keep the government open through Dec. 11. The Senate and then the House are expected to vote…

Following up on his retirement announcement Friday, House Speaker John Boehner expressed frustration this week with the “unrealistic” views of Republican critics who say their congressional leaders should be more confrontational. Noting that the Bible warns against “false prophets,” Boehner…

As lawmakers continue to struggle over appropriations for the fiscal year that starts a week from Thursday, it is clear they will need to find some compromises to avoid a government shutdown. A new Concord Coalition issue statement provides background…