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Just Paying For New Programs Won’t Be Enough

Mar 7, 2017

In considering budget plans for the coming fiscal year, President Trump and lawmakers should keep in mind that under current law the federal government is already on track to run up deficits of nearly nine and a half trillion dollars,…

Press Releases

President’s Speech to Congress Overlooks Fiscal Challenges

Mar 1, 2017

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed concern tonight that President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress failed to discuss in any detail how his administration planned to meet the nation’s key fiscal challenges or finance his new proposals.…

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What’s Another $9.1 Trillion?

Jan 17, 2017

An amazing thing happened in Washington recently. With the total national debt about to top $20 trillion and on an unsustainable long-term path, 376 members of the House of Representatives voted for one of two Fiscal Year 2017 budget resolutions…

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Signs of Fiscal Life on Capitol Hill

Aug 2, 2016

In the midst of a “bleak” time for the nation’s long-term finances, Phil LaRue, The Concord Coalition’s director of government relations, recently noted three small signs of fiscal life in Washington.The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Social Security and…

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Hopes Fade for Better Budgeting This Year

Jun 28, 2016

The congressional budget process has run into even more trouble, with partisan rancor over guns and a sit-down protest by Democrats leading the House last week to start its July 4 recess early -- despite the tight time schedule Congress…

Blogs

House Vote Highlights Difficulties on Spending Bills

May 31, 2016

Lawmakers continued to struggle with 2017 spending legislation before their Memorial Day recess began, with the House last week overwhelmingly rejecting a measure for energy and water programs that GOP leaders had supported. Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for…

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Explaining Recently Proposed House Rule Change

Apr 25, 2016

A pair of Republicans on the House Rules Committee recently discussed proposals to alter the rules for the consideration of spending bills. The effort drew attention – and opposition – from Rules Committee Democrats and Appropriations Committee Republicans alike. (more…)

Blogs

A Dent in Budget Gridlock

Apr 4, 2016

As Congress slides into April without any serious progress on a budget resolution in the House, some pragmatic lawmakers are reportedly considering the use of a novel approach to break the gridlock: a “Queen of the Hill” legislative rule. (more…)

Blogs

Resolution Offered to Help Enforce Fiscal Discipline

Mar 22, 2016

U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio) introduced a constructive resolution last week to better enforce congressional rules against fiscally irresponsible legislation. The Budget Enforcement Awareness Resolution would make it harder for House lawmakers to waive budget-related “points of order,” which are…

Blogs

Republicans Debate Their Options on 2017 Budget

Feb 16, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan is urging Republican lawmakers to respect the 2017 spending levels set in last fall’s budget deal, but continuing opposition from some conservatives has raised the possibility that Congress might not pass a budget resolution this year.…

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Concord’s Executive Director Testifies on Budget Process

Nov 10, 2015

Emphasizing the nation’s fiscal challenges, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby recently told the Senate Budget Committee that reforms in the budget process could help elected officials better meet those challenges. Bixby focused in particular on the benefits of…

Blogs

Biennial Budgeting Gains Majority Support in House

Oct 6, 2015

A majority of House lawmakers now support a bipartisan measure authored by Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wisc.) and Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) aimed at shifting the federal government to a biennial budgeting process that promises to be more efficient. Under the…

#Budget Process

Just Paying For New Programs Won’t Be Enough

President’s Speech to Congress Overlooks Fiscal Challenges

What’s Another $9.1 Trillion?

Signs of Fiscal Life on Capitol Hill

Hopes Fade for Better Budgeting This Year

House Vote Highlights Difficulties on Spending Bills

Explaining Recently Proposed House Rule Change

A Dent in Budget Gridlock

Resolution Offered to Help Enforce Fiscal Discipline

Republicans Debate Their Options on 2017 Budget

Concord’s Executive Director Testifies on Budget Process

Biennial Budgeting Gains Majority Support in House

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