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WASHINGTON -- With the release of President Obama’s proposed budget today, The Concord Coalition again urged Washington to focus on policies that would put the federal government on a sustainable track. (more…)

When you run for president, don’t run from the debt. That’s the message to 2016 presidential candidates that is highlighted in a recent guest column in the Des Moines Register by Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition,…

With attention starting to focus on the 2016 presidential contest, The Concord Coalition and Campaign to Fix the Debt have announced “First Budget,” a new initiative in Iowa and New Hampshire to encourage the candidates to address the growing federal…

New federal budget projections show that under current law $7.6 trillion could be added to the nation’s debt over the coming decade -- or perhaps as much as $9.5 trillion, if more realistic assumptions are made about future policy decisions.…

The Concord Coalition and the Campaign to Fix the Debt announced today a joint effort to encourage public discussion during the 2016 presidential campaign of the nation’s unsustainable budget policies. The two nonpartisan organizations have a shared history of pushing…

The withdrawal of most American troops in Afghanistan and emerging threats elsewhere in the world leave lawmakers with important decisions to make on war funding. A recent Congressional Research Service report estimates the government has spent $1.6 trillion on war-related…

Tonight’s State of the Union address will kick off a new season of discussion and debate over the nation’s fiscal situation and possible budget reforms to curb the rising federal debt while still supporting economic growth. Ideally, the President will…

There was a “marked slowdown” in the growth of health care premiums and deductibles for workers and their families in 31 states and the District of Columbia from 2010 to 2013, according to a new study by The Commonwealth Fund.…