#Congress

The Obama Administration released its Mid-Session Review (MSR) of the budget on Monday. It would be nice to say that this update arrived just in time to clinch the deal on a fiscal sustainability plan, or even a plan to…

Legislation to revamp the nation’s immigration laws is on track for Senate approval this week after an expensive border security amendment passed a key procedural vote yesterday. The amendment would cut into the projected savings of the original legislation, providing…

House and Senate plans for appropriations bills for 2014 are currently about $91 billion apart, setting the stage for a possible government shutdown in October.Appropriations subcommittees in the House and Senate have released “302(b) suballocations” that break down levels for…

The blame game over a possible government shutdown has begun three and a half months before the end of the fiscal year.That much, but little else, became clear last week as President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner traded accusations…

WASHINGTON -- With today’s Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report showing the growing strain the two programs will have on general revenues in the years ahead, The Concord Coalition strongly urged lawmakers to resume negotiations on a long-term fiscal sustainability…

While there are plenty of distractions these days in Washington, elected officials should try to remember that much remains to be done to meet the nation’s fiscal challenges.“Members of Congress in both parties need to stop playing make-believe with voters…

Despite all the serious budget work facing Congress, lawmakers in both parties continue to distract themselves, fritter away time and confuse the public with proposals that serve no useful purpose. Last week provided two good examples.House Republicans were busy with…

While Congress last week rushed through a measure to ease the effects of its automatic spending cuts on air travel, it unfortunately failed to fix the damage the budget sequester is inflicting on many other government programs and services.Rather than…