Budget Process Archives - Page 25 of 30

Blogs

“It isn’t fiscally irresponsible to raise the debt limit…”

Jan 20, 2010

"It isn't fiscally irresponsible to raise the debt limit, I think it would be rather irresponsible not to raise the debt limit because we have already incurred the bill." (more…)

Blogs

A fiscal commission: liberal or conservative plot?

Jan 19, 2010

It’s a little amusing to see how badly the idea of a bipartisan fiscal commission has frightened some partisans at both ends of the political spectrum. That alone indicates the idea may have merit. (more…)

Press Releases

Concord Coalition Praises Senators Conrad and Gregg for Bipartisan Initiative to Address Long-Term Fiscal Imbalance

Dec 9, 2009

The Concord Coalition today praised Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Ranking Member Judd Gregg (R-NH) for reintroducing legislation to create a bipartisan task force charged with developing legislative solutions to the nation’s long-term fiscal imbalance. (more…)

Blogs

Recent Fiscal Future Commission Developments

Nov 16, 2009

For the last few weeks, members of Congress have been increasingly pushing for a bipartisan commission to tackle the nation's fiscal challenges. The impetus has been the need to raise the debt limit as the national debt rapidly approaches the…

Blogs

Initial Thoughts on the House Health Care Reform Bill

Oct 30, 2009

Here are a few initial thoughts from The Concord Coalition about the House of Representatives health care bill (H.R. 3962) and the preliminary scoring of that bill by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO): (more…)

Blogs

Building Models and Guessing

Oct 20, 2009

I have written a lot in this blog about the Congressional Budget Office and their estimates (here is the latest example). Today, the Washington Post has another great article explaining the process. (more…)

Blogs

The Finance Committee Bill

Sep 18, 2009

The big news this week on the health care front was the release of the Senate Finance Committee's initial draft of its health care legislation. The big interest in the budget world with this development is that it marked the…

Blogs

New Budget Numbers

Aug 25, 2009

Throughout the day, Concord will be releasing new items related to today's budget numbers released by the CBO and OMB.For immediate reactions, check out our Twitter feed. (more…)

Blogs

New Health Care Links

Aug 20, 2009

There is still a ton of interesting writing about health care reform coming out daily and I am sure most of you are aware of the discussions taking place in Congressional districts across the country. I thought it would be…

Blogs

The President’s Words

Jul 24, 2009

While the President's press conference Wednesday night got a lot of attention and focused substantially on health care, he also did an interview with Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt earlier in the day. (more…)

Blogs

PAYGO is Simple: Just Pay for What You Want!

Jun 25, 2009

After reading this post, hopefully all of our loyal readers will finally understand the simplicity and beauty of the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) concept. (more…)

Blogs

Statutory PAYGO Important But Not Cure All

Jun 9, 2009

Today, President Obama held a press conference with Congressional leaders to announce his support for enactment of a statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budgeting rule. (more…)

#Budget Process

“It isn’t fiscally irresponsible to raise the debt limit…”

A fiscal commission: liberal or conservative plot?

Concord Coalition Praises Senators Conrad and Gregg for Bipartisan Initiative to Address Long-Term Fiscal Imbalance

Recent Fiscal Future Commission Developments

Initial Thoughts on the House Health Care Reform Bill

Building Models and Guessing

The Finance Committee Bill

New Budget Numbers

New Health Care Links

The President’s Words

PAYGO is Simple: Just Pay for What You Want!

Statutory PAYGO Important But Not Cure All

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