#Federal Budget

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that while President Obama’s proposed budget would lower projected deficits and keep the debt stable as a share of the economy over the next 10 years, it would do so with a mix…

A new report, released shortly before Monday’s Iowa caucuses, says that while all of the 2016 presidential candidates in both parties acknowledge that the rapidly growing national debt is a problem, most of their proposals to deal with it fall…

WASHINGTON -- A new assessment of 2016 presidential candidates by First Budget, a joint initiative of the Campaign to Fix the Debt and The Concord Coalition, finds that while all candidates in both parties say the rapidly growing national debt…

Former New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and private-sector leaders expressed concern about how irresponsible fiscal policies could harm the country’s economic future at a forum Monday in Portsmouth, N.H. “Getting something done on these issues…

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie will discuss his tax and spending proposals in a live interview that will appear online at 3:45 p.m. EST today as part of Fiscal Fridays, the public affairs television series on the New Hampshire-based NH1…

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today announced two new co-chairs who have long been known for their work to promote greater fiscal responsibility in Washington: former U.S. Senators Bob Kerrey and Jack Danforth. (more…)

Congressional leaders say they are aiming for a more timely and effective budget process this year, one that would let the government start the next fiscal year on Oct. 1 with clear directions and funding decisions. That would be a…

Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul will discuss his federal budget plans in an interview that will air at 1 p.m. EST this Friday, Jan. 8, as part of Fiscal Fridays, the public affairs television series on the New Hampshire-based NH1…