#Congress

The Concord Coalition routinely leads grassroots education events assisted by a number of educational tools that enhance public engagement. Whether we are conducting in-depth “Principles & Priorities” budget exercises that let users act as members of Congress tasked with reducing the…

Next week, the House of Representatives will debate its first appropriations package for the fiscal year that begins October 1. Floor action will start with a $259.5 billion package that combines four of the annual spending bills into one “minibus”…

Lawmakers in Washington have enacted four laws in response to the coronavirus pandemic totaling $2.4 trillion. The Congressional Budget Office recently published a summary of those measures, including the estimated effects on discretionary and mandatory spending, revenues, and the deficit.…

Policymakers in Washington have responded to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic with a remarkable display of bipartisanship. All four rescue bills to date have passed with overwhelming support from both parties in the House and Senate. A crucial…

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…

The economic devastation imposed by the coronavirus has been swift, steep, and wholly unlike any prior recession. In March, the government purposely induced a nationwide economic coma to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus and deployed bazookas of money…

The Congressional Budget Office recently revised its forecast of key economic variables that drive the agency’s projections of federal spending and revenues. As the U.S. economy shuddered to a virtual halt in March in response to the global health pandemic,…

Concord Coalition executive director Bob Bixby recently moderated a policy discussion on Covid-19, the economy and the federal budget. The event was sponsored by Center Forward, an organization devoted to bringing together Members of Congress and Washington, DC organizations in…