The national party conventions always feature lots of expensive promises, generally with little or no attention given to how they would be financed -- or even how the federal government might pay for the services and support it has already…
Dealing with the federal debt should be a top priority for the presidential candidates, according to a new paper by Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition, and Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal…
In Iowa and New Hampshire, presidential hopefuls in both parties are learning to expect incisive questions on how they plan to rein in the federal debt from First Budget, a joint effort by The Concord Coalition and the Campaign to…
Looking towards today’s election and beyond, two former U.S. House members in Iowa recently urged aspiring political leaders -- including presidential hopefuls visiting the state -- to focus on reining in the federal debt. “Over the next decade, under current…
