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CONCORD COALITION BLASTS THE SOCIAL SECURITY DO NOTHING PLAN

Oct 3, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee's hearing on the final report of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security, Concord Coalition Executive Director, Robert Bixby, blasted the Social Security Do Nothing Plan. (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION OFFERS KEY QUESTIONS VOTERS SHOULD ASK CANDIDATES ABOUT THE BUDGET, SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE

Sep 12, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today released “Key Questions Voters Should Ask Candidates About the Budget, Social Security and Medicare,” (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) a brochure proposing six questions that citizens and members of the media should ask candidates for…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT DETERIORATING BUDGET OUTLOOK MUST NOT BE IGNORED

Aug 27, 2002

WASHINGTON -- With new estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing annual budget deficits through 2005 and the projected 2002-2011 surplus virtually wiped out, The Concord Coalition warned today that fiscal policy is at a crossroads. The government's rapidly…

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CONCORD CO-CHAIRS KERREY & RUDMAN WARN AGAINST THE ‘DO NOTHING’ PLAN FOR SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM

Aug 12, 2002

WASHINGTON -- In an op-ed published today in The Washington Post, The Concord Coalition's Co-Chairs, former Senators Bob Kerrey (D-NE) and Warren B. Rudman (R-NH), warned against defaulting to the “do nothing” approach to Social (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST ADDING A MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVE REFORM

Jul 30, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition warned today that with the budget plunging back into deficit, Congress should not rush to enact a Medicare prescription drug benefit in the absence of comprehensive programmatic reform. Doing so would greatly increase the already…

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CONCORD COALITION URGES HOUSE TO APPROVE DEBT LIMIT INCREASE

Jun 25, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today urged the House of Representatives to join the Senate in approving an increase in the statutory debt limit. According to Treasury officials, the current $5.95 trillion debt limit will be reached by the end…

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CONCORD COALITION SUPPORTS BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT

Jun 20, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that the Conrad-Feingold-Domenici bipartisan budget enforcement amendment provides a strong and needed dose of fiscal discipline. It sets new discretionary spending caps for two years at tough but achievable levels, extends the pay-as-you-go…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST REMOVING TAX CUT SUNSETS IN THE ABSENCE OF A BUDGET AGREEMENT

Jun 12, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that it would be premature to permanently extend the estate tax repeal or any other provision of last year's tax legislation before a broader fiscal policy agreement is reached between Congress and the…

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CONCORD COALITION URGES SWIFT ACTION TO AVOID DEBT CRISIS

May 16, 2002

WASHINGTON -- With the Treasury Secretary again forced to take extraordinary measures to avoid breaching the $5.95 trillion statutory debt limit, The Concord Coalition said today that Congress should prevent an unnecessary debt crisis -- now estimated to hit in…

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CONCORD COALITION URGES CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT TO AGREE ON A NEW BALANCED BUDGET PLAN BEFORE REMOVING TAX CUT “SUNSET”

Apr 18, 2002

WASHINGTON -- As the House of Representatives considers legislation to permanently extend all provisions of last year's tax bill beyond their scheduled 2010 expiration date, including rate reductions not even scheduled to take effect until 2004 and 2006, The Concord…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT FOCUS ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TRUST FUND SOLVENCY IGNORES THE KEY LONG-TERM ISSUES

Mar 28, 2002

WASHINGTON--The Concord Coalition warned today that the 2002 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports released this week reaffirm that both programs are on an unsustainable course - despite three additional years of trust fund solvency for Social Security and one…

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THE BUDGET RESOLUTION: TEN DO’S AND DON’TS

Mar 12, 2002

As Congress begins work this week on the fiscal year 2003 budget resolution, The Concord Coalition has the following recommendations of things to do and things not to do: Things to do (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION BLASTS THE SOCIAL SECURITY DO NOTHING PLAN

CONCORD COALITION OFFERS KEY QUESTIONS VOTERS SHOULD ASK CANDIDATES ABOUT THE BUDGET, SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE

CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT DETERIORATING BUDGET OUTLOOK MUST NOT BE IGNORED

CONCORD CO-CHAIRS KERREY & RUDMAN WARN AGAINST THE ‘DO NOTHING’ PLAN FOR SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM

CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST ADDING A MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVE REFORM

CONCORD COALITION URGES HOUSE TO APPROVE DEBT LIMIT INCREASE

CONCORD COALITION SUPPORTS BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT

CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST REMOVING TAX CUT SUNSETS IN THE ABSENCE OF A BUDGET AGREEMENT

CONCORD COALITION URGES SWIFT ACTION TO AVOID DEBT CRISIS

CONCORD COALITION URGES CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT TO AGREE ON A NEW BALANCED BUDGET PLAN BEFORE REMOVING TAX CUT “SUNSET”

CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT FOCUS ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TRUST FUND SOLVENCY IGNORES THE KEY LONG-TERM ISSUES

THE BUDGET RESOLUTION: TEN DO’S AND DON’TS

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