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CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST DIPPING INTO SOCIAL SECURITY FOR NON-EMERGENCY SPENDING

May 6, 1999

WASHINGTON -- With the U.S. House of Representatives scheduled to vote later today on a supplemental emergency spending package for Kosovo, the Concord Coalition warned against using the Social Security surplus to fund non-emergency additions to the defense budget. (more…)

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CONCORD WARNS AGAINST BUDGET PROCESS “STEALTH”

Apr 26, 1999

As congressional appropriators begin work this week on an emergency supplemental spending bill to pay for expenses arising out of the conflict in Yugoslavia, the Concord Coalition today warned that the legitimate need for an emergency supplemental bill must not…

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BUDGET RESOLUTION LEAVES NO ROOM FOR ERROR

Apr 15, 1999

WASHINGTON--The Concord Coalition today praised the Republican leadership in Congress for producing, on time, a fiscal year 2000 Budget Resolution that complies with the discretionary spending caps of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and pledges to reserve the entire Social…

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SOCIAL SECURITY TRUSTEES’ REPORT INDICATES THAT LONG-TERM FINANCING PROBLEMS REMAIN VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED

Mar 30, 1999

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition emphasized today that estimates the Social Security trust funds will be solvent until 2034 are irrelevant from an economic standpoint. In fact, the Social Security Trustees' report released today indicates that the long-term financial problems…

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PRESIDENT URGED TO COMBINE MEDICARE PLAN WITH SOCIAL SECURITY OPTIONS

Mar 18, 1999

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today applauded President Clinton's decision to produce a Medicare reform plan this year and urged him to combine his Medicare proposal with specific Social Security reform options that Congress can consider as a total retirement…

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SOCIAL SECURITY “LOCK BOX” A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

Mar 11, 1999

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today said that the plan outlined by Republican leaders to lock away the Social Security surplus is a step in the right direction, but warned that it could prove to be more like a speed…

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CONCORD COALITION SUGGESTS CONGRESS KEEP SPENDING CAPS AND PAYGO WHILE EXCLUDING SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUS FROM BUDGET DELIBERATIO

Mar 3, 1999

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today urged Congressional leaders to exclude the entire Social Security surplus from consideration in this year's budget deliberations. (more…)

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SOCIAL SECURITY’S FIX SHOULD NOT RELY EXCLUSIVELY ON TAX INCREASES

Mar 1, 1999

WASHINGTON--Concord Coalition Board Member Martha Phillips strongly urged Congress and the White House to avoid relying exclusively on tax increases to close the gap between future Social Security benefits and expected revenues in testimony before the Senate Special Committee on…

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REPEALING MILITARY PENSION REFORMS WOULD SEND WRONG FISCAL SIGNAL

Feb 25, 1999

WASHINGTON--Concord Coalition Policy Director Robert Bixby told the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee that repealing the 1986 military pension reforms known as "Redux" would signal a dangerous breakdown in the political will to enforce prospective and…

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TOUGH CHOICES MUST NOT BE AVOIDED IN SOCIAL SECURITY DEBATE

Feb 17, 1999

WASHINGTON--The Concord Coalition today urged White House and Congressional leaders to keep the focus of the Social Security debate on the necessity of making tough choices today to ensure that future generations will not saddled with an unconscionable tax burden.…

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CONCORD COALITION CONCERNED OPTIMISTIC SURPLUS PROJECTIONS WILL LEAD TO FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE CHOICES

Jan 28, 1999

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed concern today that optimistic budget projections, expected to be released in the coming week, will lead politicians of both parties to make fiscally irresponsible choices. (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION ENDORSES FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS CHANGES

Jan 27, 1999

WASHINGTON -- Concord Coalition Executive Director Martha Phillips endorsed several federal budget process changes before a joint hearing of the Senate Budget and Governmental Affairs Committees today. (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST DIPPING INTO SOCIAL SECURITY FOR NON-EMERGENCY SPENDING

CONCORD WARNS AGAINST BUDGET PROCESS “STEALTH”

BUDGET RESOLUTION LEAVES NO ROOM FOR ERROR

SOCIAL SECURITY TRUSTEES’ REPORT INDICATES THAT LONG-TERM FINANCING PROBLEMS REMAIN VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED

PRESIDENT URGED TO COMBINE MEDICARE PLAN WITH SOCIAL SECURITY OPTIONS

SOCIAL SECURITY “LOCK BOX” A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

CONCORD COALITION SUGGESTS CONGRESS KEEP SPENDING CAPS AND PAYGO WHILE EXCLUDING SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUS FROM BUDGET DELIBERATIO

SOCIAL SECURITY’S FIX SHOULD NOT RELY EXCLUSIVELY ON TAX INCREASES

REPEALING MILITARY PENSION REFORMS WOULD SEND WRONG FISCAL SIGNAL

TOUGH CHOICES MUST NOT BE AVOIDED IN SOCIAL SECURITY DEBATE

CONCORD COALITION CONCERNED OPTIMISTIC SURPLUS PROJECTIONS WILL LEAD TO FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE CHOICES

CONCORD COALITION ENDORSES FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS CHANGES

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