In response to the White House sending Congress a rescissions package to claw back $9.4 billion in previously approved spending, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Executive Director of Concord Action, made the following statement: “Without endorsing specific cuts, proposing rescissions to Congress is…
In response to the House Rules Committee markup of a bill that could increase the national debt by roughly $3.3 trillion, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Executive Director of Concord Action, issued the following statement: "As the US House continues to deliberate on…
The Bumpy Road to Reconciliation This week, a number of House Committees completed their reconciliation “markups” - a series of proposed legislative changes that included permanently extending many of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) tax cuts, adding…
Even though Tax Day, April 15, has come and gone, Congress remains focused on tax policy – including extending portions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. According…
Following the release of the Trump Administration’s “skinny budget” on May 2, 2025, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Executive Director of Concord Action, released the following statement: “The Trump Administration released a partial budget today laying out their defense and non-defense discretionary spending…
In response to the House narrowly passing the budget resolution today, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Executive Director of Concord Action released the following statement: “On its face, the budget resolution approved by the House today, this so-called ‘big, beautiful bill,’ still paves…
With the recent onslaught of crisis-driven news—everything from 40-year high inflation, war in Ukraine, Supreme Court rulings, and mass killings—it is easy to forget some festering problems that lawmakers have ignored for years. These problems have not gone away…
This week, the House and Senate gave final approval to a $40.1 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill for Ukraine.
