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Trustees’ Reports Show Need for Medicare, Social Security Repairs

Apr 22, 2019

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition says this year’s reports from the trustees of Social Security and Medicare tell a familiar tale of generational unfairness: Both programs contribute to higher budget deficits even while consuming a growing share of resources and…

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Sen. Maggie Hassan, Expert Panel to Discuss Health Care Cost Growth April 5 in Concord

Mar 27, 2019

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan will keynote an April 5 event focused on improving the nation's health care system, including federal, state and community strategies to address cost growth. The program, “Health Care Costs: Key Federal and State Strategies,” will be…

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Concord Coalition: Trump Budget Relies on Gimmicks, Unrealistic Projections

Mar 11, 2019

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that President Trump’s proposed 2020 budget does not provide a realistic plan for the coming fiscal year and -- even worse -- fails to lay out a credible path to fiscal sustainability. “In…

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Rep. Walter Jones Was a Strong Advocate for Fiscal Responsibility

Feb 14, 2019

Oriental, N.C. -- Phil Smith, the southern regional director for The Concord Coalition, and Marjorie Dufek, the organization’s North Carolina coordinator, have released the following statement about the recent death of U.S. Rep. Walter Jones: North Carolina’s loss is truly…

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Government Is Open; Structural Budget Deficits Remain

Jan 28, 2019

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed deep concern today over new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections that show federal deficits and debt rising rapidly despite healthy growth in the economy and an historically low unemployment rate. Over 10 years, the…

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Shutdown Is a Dysfunctional Battle in the Wrong War

Dec 22, 2018

WASHINGTON -- With a partial shutdown of the federal government apparently taking effect at midnight, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby issued the following statement: This is absurd. Government shutdowns have become “regular order.” Apparently, no policy or dollar…

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Despite Strong Economy, an Alarming Increase in the Federal Deficit

Oct 15, 2018

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today warned that the rapidly rising federal budget deficit -- totaling nearly $779 billion in Fiscal Year 2018 -- reflects a structural gap between spending and revenues that is largely ignored in Washington even as…

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Area Residents to Try Cutting Federal Deficits at Oct. 4 Program at Humphrey School

Oct 2, 2018

Students, educators and other residents of the Minneapolis and St. Paul area will try to develop plans to reduce federal deficits in an interactive exercise this Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The “Principles and Priorities”…

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In Concord, N.H. Program, Former Congressmen to Discuss Fixing Washington’s Gridlock and Partisanship

Sep 14, 2018

Tomorrow former congressmen David Jolly and Patrick Murphy will discuss excessive division and gridlock and how, through bipartisan leadership, the nation’s political systems could function more effectively. The program, “Let’s Fix Washington: Breaking Through Political Dysfunction and Faulty Fiscal Policy,”…

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Remembering John McCain

Aug 26, 2018

Sen. John McCain was a war hero and dedicated public servant who put country over party and who recognized the moral imperative to protect younger Americans and future generations from excessive government debt. The Concord Coalition mourns his passing, and we…

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Nine Congressional Candidate Interviews Available So Far on Budget Issues as ‘Facing the Future’ Series Continues

Aug 22, 2018

With less than three weeks left until New Hampshire’s 2018 primary election, all but a few “Facing the Future” congressional candidate interviews have been completed and are available on The Concord Coalition’s website. Nine Republican and Democratic candidates in the…

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‘Facing the Future’ to Feature N.H. Congressional Candidates

Jul 19, 2018

The Concord Coalition will present individual interviews with New Hampshire congressional candidates on federal budget issues over the next few weeks on “Facing the Future,” its weekly radio show and podcast. Republican and Democratic candidates in the First and Second…

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Trustees’ Reports Show Need for Medicare, Social Security Repairs

Sen. Maggie Hassan, Expert Panel to Discuss Health Care Cost Growth April 5 in Concord

Concord Coalition: Trump Budget Relies on Gimmicks, Unrealistic Projections

Rep. Walter Jones Was a Strong Advocate for Fiscal Responsibility

Government Is Open; Structural Budget Deficits Remain

Shutdown Is a Dysfunctional Battle in the Wrong War

Despite Strong Economy, an Alarming Increase in the Federal Deficit

Area Residents to Try Cutting Federal Deficits at Oct. 4 Program at Humphrey School

In Concord, N.H. Program, Former Congressmen to Discuss Fixing Washington’s Gridlock and Partisanship

Remembering John McCain

Nine Congressional Candidate Interviews Available So Far on Budget Issues as ‘Facing the Future’ Series Continues

‘Facing the Future’ to Feature N.H. Congressional Candidates

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