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The Commission on Presidential Debates says it is considering suggestions from The Concord Coalition that would focus more attention on fiscal issues in next year’s debates between the Republican and Democratic nominees. “We will bear in mind your thoughtful suggestions…

Another manufactured crisis on the federal debt limit is looming as Congress returns from a weeklong recess and House Republicans continue their search for a new speaker. Ultimately, Congress has no choice but to raise the debt limit to pay…

Some lawmakers and presidential candidates have recently targeted the so-called Cadillac tax, a key provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was designed to help restrain health care costs. It would do so, starting in 2018, by limiting the…

Budget issues remain a central part of the debate as House Republicans struggle to find a new speaker, with conservative dissidents calling for leadership that will be less willing to compromise with Democrats. Republicans fell behind schedule in selecting a…

In the first of a series of interviews with presidential candidates, Republican Gov. John Kasich of Ohio on Friday committed himself to eventually balancing the budget and reforming the big federal entitlement programs. Kasich said balanced budgets would lead to…

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.…

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 United States faces many challenges, Concord…

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…