(July 29, 2026 - Arlington, Va.) - As the national debt continues to climb closer to $40 trillion, Concord Action is expanding its field team to expand the call to act on our unsustainable debt to more communities, recruit new…
(Dublin, Ga. - July 24, 2026) - With the national debt projected to reach $40 trillion this fall, Concord Action National Field Director Phil Smith joined the Dublin Rotary Club Friday to explain how the country reached this point and…
Executive Director Dr. Carolyn Bourdeaux released the following statement regarding this week’s continued lack of fiscal leadership on Capitol Hill: “As Congress again stumbles into its traditional monthlong August recess, our nation’s budget remains in shambles. Congress needs to do…
(Arlington Va. - July 15, 2026) - Following the release of a roughly $95 billion House Republican spending framework - with no offsets - Concord Action is calling on lawmakers to show how they will pay for the package before…
(Arlington Va. - July 13, 2026) - As House Republicans prepare to introduce another reconciliation package, Concord Action is warning lawmakers not to turn this legislation into yet another vehicle for increasing deficits. With the national debt closing in on $40 trillion, Concord…
(Arlington Va. - July 2, 2026) - As we prepare to celebrate 250 years of independence, Americans face a much bleaker national milestone: a federal debt soon expected to exceed $40 trillion. In a new op-ed in The Washington Times,…
(June 9, 2026 – Arlington, Va.) -- Concord Action Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux released the following statement in response to today’s Social Security Trustees Report: “Today's report delivers an urgent warning that lawmakers across the political spectrum must take…
WASHINGTON — (June 3, 2026) — Concord Action today hosted its first-ever National Volunteer Debt Summit in Washington, D.C., bringing together dozens of grassroots fiscal watchdogs for meetings with key members of Congress and budget experts. The event kicked…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 14, 2026: Concord Action Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate’s approval of a resolution (S. Res. 526) that will block senators’ paychecks during future federal government shutdowns: “The U.S. Senate…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 21, 2026: Concord Action Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux issued the following statement on a new budget resolution that U.S. Senate Republican leaders proposed today: “As Senate Republican leaders today unveiled a budget resolution specifically designed to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 20, 2026: Concord Action Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux issued the following statement on U.S. Senate introduction of legislation that would aim to cut the federal budget deficit from around 6 percent to 3 percent of Gross…
Concord Action: A Balanced Budget Is An Important Goal; Congress Must Not Limit Options WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 18, 2026: Concord Action Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux issued the following statement on the Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res.139) under consideration in the…
