Press Releases

WASHINGTON -- With a partial shutdown of the federal government apparently taking effect at midnight, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby issued the following statement: This is absurd. Government shutdowns have become “regular order.” Apparently, no policy or dollar…

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today warned that the rapidly rising federal budget deficit -- totaling nearly $779 billion in Fiscal Year 2018 -- reflects a structural gap between spending and revenues that is largely ignored in Washington even as…

Tomorrow former congressmen David Jolly and Patrick Murphy will discuss excessive division and gridlock and how, through bipartisan leadership, the nation’s political systems could function more effectively. The program, “Let’s Fix Washington: Breaking Through Political Dysfunction and Faulty Fiscal Policy,”…

Sen. John McCain was a war hero and dedicated public servant who put country over party and who recognized the moral imperative to protect younger Americans and future generations from excessive government debt. The Concord Coalition mourns his passing, and we…

The Concord Coalition will present individual interviews with New Hampshire congressional candidates on federal budget issues over the next few weeks on “Facing the Future,” its weekly radio show and podcast. Republican and Democratic candidates in the First and Second…

The federal government is on course to add trillions of dollars to its debt over the next decade even as many national priorities are neglected. Beyond that, The Concord Coalition says, the 30-year projections released today by the Congressional Budget…

WASHINGTON -- The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its analysis of President Trump’s proposed budget for Fiscal 2019. Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition, issued the following statement: CBO’s analysis today of the president’s budget…

WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released projections that show sharp increases in the federal deficits and debt over the next decade and beyond. Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition, issued the following statement: This…