(Arlington, Va. - Nov. 9, 2026) Americans showed up and voted. Now Congress needs to do its job. Election Day settled who will serve in the next Congress. It did not erase the nation’s fiscal challenges or relieve the current…
(Arlington, Va. – Nov. 4, 2026) – Dr. Carolyn Bourdeaux, executive director of Concord Action and The Concord Coalition, today issued the following statement in response to the 2026 midterm election results: “American voters have spoken. They are concerned about…
(Arlington, Va. - Oct. 29, 2026) Following today’s release of the September Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, which showed inflation at 3.6 percent, Dr. Carolyn Bourdeaux, executive director of Concord Action and the Concord Coalition, issued the following statement:…
(Arlington, Va. – October 16, 2026) Concord Action Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux released the following statement in response to today’s U.S. Treasury report showing a fiscal year 2026 deficit of nearly $2 trillion: “Week after week, we continue to receive…
Following the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) release of its September Monthly Budget Review, with a preliminary fiscal year 2026 estimated deficit of $2 trillion, Concord Action Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux issued the following statement: “Washington just closed the books on…
Concord Action Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux today released the following statement in response to fiscal issues being ignored in Maine’s first U.S. Senate debate on Tuesday evening: “The U.S. Senator that Mainers elect in less than a month will have…
As Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates begin a series of debates this week, Concord Action is urging U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and former state Sen. Troy Jackson to address the national debt, affordability and the future of Social Security. “Maine voters…
Four weeks out from Election Day, Concord Action Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux noted that Americans are increasingly anxious about a national debt soaring above $40 trillion, higher borrowing costs and the future of Social Security, which is expected to be…
(Arlington, Va. - October 1, 2026) - The federal government begins a new fiscal year today with the national debt above $40 trillion and continued warnings about the long-term consequences of large deficits and growing interest costs. “The calendar has…
(Arlington Va. - September 10, 2026) - Concord Action Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux released the following statement in response to President Trump's proposal to cut a $5,000 check to every American adult should Republicans maintain control of Congress in the…
Raleigh, NC - The Concord Coalition, with support from Concord Action, is bringing the national “Cut the Debt” tour to North Carolina. The tour kicked off with stops in Charlotte last week and will continue over the next two weeks…
CONCORD, N.H. — With the nation's debt now exceeding $40 trillion and Social Security's retirement trust fund projected to be depleted in 2032, The Concord Action New Hampshire Advisory Board is calling on every candidate for federal office in New…
