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CBO Provides Timely Warning on Unsustainable Long-Term Trends

Apr 24, 2017

WASHINGTON -- Long-term projections released today by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provide a timely warning for President Trump and Congress as they begin focusing on tax and spending plans for the coming fiscal year, according to The Concord Coalition. “The government…

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Trump’s First Budget Proposals Leave Much Unanswered

Apr 24, 2017

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed disappointment today that President Trump’s initial set of budget proposals does not include any deficit reduction or an overall deficit-reduction target for the coming years and focuses only on the third of the budget…

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President’s Speech to Congress Overlooks Fiscal Challenges

Mar 1, 2017

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed concern tonight that President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress failed to discuss in any detail how his administration planned to meet the nation’s key fiscal challenges or finance his new proposals.…

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New Projections Show Need for Trump, Congress to Focus on Fiscal Reforms

Jan 24, 2017

WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released new projections confirming that federal deficits and the accumulated debt remain on an unsustainable path -- a problem that The Concord Coalition urges the new administration and Congress to address as quickly as…

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Difficult Fiscal Challenges Will Test the Leadership Skills of the New President and Congress

Nov 9, 2016

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition salutes all of those who put themselves forward in Tuesday’s elections to lead our nation. We congratulate the winners. Now that the people have spoken, the task ahead is to govern. That will not be…

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Third Presidential Debate Failed to Provide Public with Credible Plans for Dealing with the National Debt

Oct 19, 2016

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed disappointment Wednesday night that neither of the candidates in the final presidential debate provided voters with credible and specific proposals for putting the federal debt on a sustainable path. (more…)

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‘Fiscal Fridays Festival’ in Concord To Help Public Evaluate New Hampshire Congressional Candidates on Budget Issues

Oct 11, 2016

CONCORD, N.H. -- Fiscal Fridays, an interview series on NH1 that has featured 14 candidates for the presidency and New Hampshire congressional seats, continues Oct. 14 with the “Fiscal Fridays Festival” at the Warren B. Rudman Center at the University…

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Federal Budget Exercise To Be Held Tomorrow at Site of Final Presidential Debate: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Oct 11, 2016

LAS VEGAS -- In advance of the final presidential debate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, students, faculty and staff there will participate in an interactive exercise tomorrow in which they will face some of the difficult budget choices…

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Two Top Economists to Speak on Income Inequality and Fiscal Responsibility Oct. 17 at Saint Anselm College in Manchester

Oct 11, 2016

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Jared Bernstein, two of the nation's leading economists, will discuss how income inequality and fiscal responsibility relate in a program Monday, Oct. 17 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.…

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Former Congressman William Zeliff and Concord Coalition Official To Discuss U.S. Budget Challenges in Newburyport

Oct 6, 2016

NEWBURYPORT, MASS. --Former Congressman William H. Zeliff andChase A. Hagaman, a regional director for the nonpartisan Concord Coalition, will be featured speakers in a public program Thursday night, Oct. 13, in Newburyport on the fiscal challenges facing the nation, the…

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In Advance of Oct. 9 Presidential Debate, Experts on Federal Budget to Speak at Washington University

Sep 27, 2016

ST. LOUIS -- In a program Thursday night at Washington University, three of the nation’s leading experts on the federal budget will discuss the difficult fiscal challenges facing the next president and Congress. (more…)

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Federal Budget Exercise to be Held Wednesday at Washington University

Sep 26, 2016

ST. LOUIS -- In advance of the Oct. 9 presidential debate at Washington University, students there will participate in an exercise this Wednesday night in which they will face some of the difficult budget choices awaiting the next administration and…

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CBO Provides Timely Warning on Unsustainable Long-Term Trends

Trump’s First Budget Proposals Leave Much Unanswered

President’s Speech to Congress Overlooks Fiscal Challenges

New Projections Show Need for Trump, Congress to Focus on Fiscal Reforms

Difficult Fiscal Challenges Will Test the Leadership Skills of the New President and Congress

Third Presidential Debate Failed to Provide Public with Credible Plans for Dealing with the National Debt

‘Fiscal Fridays Festival’ in Concord To Help Public Evaluate New Hampshire Congressional Candidates on Budget Issues

Federal Budget Exercise To Be Held Tomorrow at Site of Final Presidential Debate: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Two Top Economists to Speak on Income Inequality and Fiscal Responsibility Oct. 17 at Saint Anselm College in Manchester

Former Congressman William Zeliff and Concord Coalition Official To Discuss U.S. Budget Challenges in Newburyport

In Advance of Oct. 9 Presidential Debate, Experts on Federal Budget to Speak at Washington University

Federal Budget Exercise to be Held Wednesday at Washington University

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