Press Releases

Washington, DC – The Concord Coalition today is announcing that it has added experienced former journalist and government professional Av Harris as Communications Director.  Harris has more than 23 years experience as a communicator, including…

Washington, DC – The Concord Coalition today is calling on Congress to close the nearly $160 billion federal budget hole that would be created over the next 10 years if President Biden’s Build Back Better Act (BBBA) passes in…

WASHINGTON - The Concord Coalition said today that the Senate should not vote on final passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill until it has found a way to close the $256 billion of deficits between 2021 and 2031 that the…

Washington -  Today, the Congressional Budget Office released a topline summary of its much-anticipated update to the 2021 budget baseline. The previous installment from CBO was published in February, prior to enactment of the $1.8 trillion American Rescue Plan…

The Concord Coalition welcomes the Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act (TRUST Act), introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) in the Senate and Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ed…

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that new 30-year projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) demonstrate why Congress and the president should ensure that necessary near-term steps to control the COVID-19 virus and support the economy should…

The Concord Coalition said today that new 10-year economic projections published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) demonstrate why Congress and the president should be increasingly focused on adopting a COVID-19 relief package that is truly timely, targeted, and temporary.…

WASHINGTON – A new paper jointly released by The Concord Coalition and the Global Aging Institute (GAI) examines whether ongoing improvements in the health of the elderly could be an economic and fiscal gamechanger. The paper, which is the…