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Concord Coalition Says Congress Should Use Spending and Tax Cut “Reconciliation” Package to Reduce the Deficit

Nov 14, 2005

WASHINGTON -- With critical decisions now pending on the fiscal year 2006 spending and tax cut “reconciliation” bills, The Concord Coalition said today that Congress should make deficit reduction the clear fiscal policy goal of the two bills. In keeping…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT ONE-YEAR PAY-AS-YOU-GO RULE WOULD ALLOW CONGRESS TO AVOID HARD FISCAL CHOICES

May 19, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that the pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rule for tax cuts and entitlement expansions included in the budget resolution now before the House and Senate fails to provide meaningful fiscal discipline because it expires after just…

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CONCORD COALITION URGES BUDGET NEGOTIATORS TO REINSTATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO RULE FOR ENTITLEMENT SPENDING AND TAX CUTS

Mar 30, 2004

WASHINGTON -- With budget negotiations between the House and Senate now underway, The Concord Coalition today strongly recommended that negotiators agree to reinstate the traditional pay-as-you-go (paygo) rule for entitlement expansions and tax cuts. This fiscally responsible rule played a…

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CONCORD COALITION SAYS NEW CBO LETTER CONFIRMS THAT TOUGH CHOICES ARE NEEDED TO AVOID PERMANENT DEFICITS

Nov 10, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that a new letter released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms the need for tough choices on spending and tax policy to avoid sustained budget deficits of $400 billion or more over…

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CONCORD COALITION SAYS THAT BUDGET DEBATE SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WAR SUPPLEMENTAL IS DEALT WITH

Mar 20, 2003

WASHINGTON -- As the House and Senate debate their respective versions of the fiscal year 2004 budget resolution, The Concord Coalition suggested that consideration of the budget be postponed until Congress has had an opportunity to consider the supplemental spending…

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CONCORD COALITION UPDATES ITS 10 CRITERIA FOR JUDGING BALANCED BUDGET PLANS

Mar 19, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today released an updated version of its “Ten Criteria for Judging How Budget Plans Measure Up,” first published in 1997. The criteria were updated in recognition of the fact that Congress is once more confronted…

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CONCORD COALITION SAYS SURPLUS PROJECTIONS PROVIDE CRITICAL NEW TEST OF FISCAL DISCIPLINE

Jan 31, 2001

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition urged Congress and the new Administration to proceed with great caution as they consider what to do with the $3.1 trillion non-Social Security surplus projected today by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). With two-thirds --…

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CONCORD COALITION RELEASES ISSUE BRIEF DETAILING HOW BUSH & GORE PLANS RELY ON A SURPLUS FIELD OF DREAMS

Oct 11, 2000

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today released an issue brief that describes how Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore plan to use the projected budget surplus. Entitled “The Surplus Field of Dreams: Build it (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION URGES CONGRESS TO ENACT INFLATION-ADJUSTED SPENDING CAPS

Sep 11, 2000

WASHINGTON -- With Congress and the Administration scheduled to resume their year-end budget negotiations Tuesday, The Concord Coalition today released an issue brief entitled “Discretionary Spending Caps: What's (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION URGES CONGRESS TO ENACT REALISTIC SPENDING CAPS

Jul 18, 2000

WASHINGTON -- With huge new surplus estimates threatening fiscal discipline, The Concord Coalition urged Congress and the Administration to reach an agreement as soon as possible on a new set of discretionary spending caps that would replace the 1997 budget…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST USING SURPLUS FOR NON-EMERGENCY SPENDING

Mar 29, 2000

WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to vote on an emergency supplemental appropriations package for fiscal year 2000 (HR 3908), The Concord Coalition urges lawmakers not to use the projected non-Social Security surplus for spending that does…

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CONCORD COALITION’S ROBERT BIXBY TESTIFIES BEFORE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF BIENNIAL BUDGETING

Mar 16, 2000

WASHINGTON -- Robert Bixby, Executive Director of The Concord Coalition, testified before the House Rules Committee today at a hearing on “Biennial Budgeting: A Tool for Improving Government Fiscal Management and Oversight.” His testimony highlighted reasons why The Concord Coalition…

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Concord Coalition Says Congress Should Use Spending and Tax Cut “Reconciliation” Package to Reduce the Deficit

CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT ONE-YEAR PAY-AS-YOU-GO RULE WOULD ALLOW CONGRESS TO AVOID HARD FISCAL CHOICES

CONCORD COALITION URGES BUDGET NEGOTIATORS TO REINSTATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO RULE FOR ENTITLEMENT SPENDING AND TAX CUTS

CONCORD COALITION SAYS NEW CBO LETTER CONFIRMS THAT TOUGH CHOICES ARE NEEDED TO AVOID PERMANENT DEFICITS

CONCORD COALITION SAYS THAT BUDGET DEBATE SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WAR SUPPLEMENTAL IS DEALT WITH

CONCORD COALITION UPDATES ITS 10 CRITERIA FOR JUDGING BALANCED BUDGET PLANS

CONCORD COALITION SAYS SURPLUS PROJECTIONS PROVIDE CRITICAL NEW TEST OF FISCAL DISCIPLINE

CONCORD COALITION RELEASES ISSUE BRIEF DETAILING HOW BUSH & GORE PLANS RELY ON A SURPLUS FIELD OF DREAMS

CONCORD COALITION URGES CONGRESS TO ENACT INFLATION-ADJUSTED SPENDING CAPS

CONCORD COALITION URGES CONGRESS TO ENACT REALISTIC SPENDING CAPS

CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST USING SURPLUS FOR NON-EMERGENCY SPENDING

CONCORD COALITION’S ROBERT BIXBY TESTIFIES BEFORE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF BIENNIAL BUDGETING

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