By any measure, this has been an eventful year on the budget front. As 2021 draws to a close, however, it is apparent that much of 2022 will be devoted to a substantial agenda of unfinished business left over from…
Washington, DC – The Concord Coalition today is calling on Congress to close the nearly $160 billion federal budget hole that would be created over the next 10 years if President Biden’s Build Back Better Act (BBBA) passes in…
The Biden Administration released this week a revised Build Back Better framework (BBBF) that reflects the president’s negotiations with Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Krysten Sinema (D-AZ), and Bernie Sanders (D-VT). Although significantly scaled back from the initial $3.5 trillion target,…
"Democrats announced in early July that the progressive and moderate wings of the party had agreed to a top line spending level of $3.5 trillion for the upcoming reconciliation bill. They also promised to pay for most, if not…