The Concord Coalition issued the following statement today by Executive Director Robert L. Bixby regarding updated economic and budget projections from the Congressional Budget Office: Despite eye-popping near-term deficit projections, the more significant and troubling aspect of CBO’s updated projections…
On June 9, the United States quietly reached an inauspicious milestone: our nation’s total federal debt surpassed $26 trillion for the first time. Given the dual crises of coronavirus and civil unrest that dominate national headlines, it’s not surprising this…
Over the years, The Concord Coalition has teamed up with members of Congress from across the ideological spectrum and across the nation to facilitate the popular federal budget exercise we call “Principles & Priorities.” The exercise is a nonpartisan, policy-based…
In football terms, it was fourth and long… very long. The chances of passing appropriation bills to fund government agencies for the current fiscal year, which began on October 1st, were slim. So this week Congress did what they have…
