Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad has proposed a sweeping fiscal reform plan based on the recommendations of a bipartisan majority of the President’s fiscal commission. The Concord Coalition applauds Conrad’s proposal, as it did a recent bipartisan plan in…
On Capitol Hill this week, several House committees are scheduled to begin making some of the policy decisions necessary to comply with the House budget resolution.To replace savings from the automatic cuts required by last year’s Budget Control Act, the…
Sometimes it can seem like none of our elected representatives are willing to buck their own party leaders, let alone vote for something because it’s for the good of the country, rather than serving some ideological purpose. (more…)
The House Budget Committee has begun considering a proposed budget that includes many elements of a plan that House Republicans approved last year but also some significant changes.The Concord Coalition commended Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who released the…
