#Federal Budget

The Senate is expected to soon follow the House in approving a single budget resolution that promises to balance the budget and substantially slow the growth of the federal debt over the next 10 years. While The Concord Coalition welcomes…

Republicans are hoping the House and Senate will be able to approve a concurrent budget resolution for Fiscal 2016 by the end of the week. This would be a positive step towards more orderly budgeting on Capitol Hill, although lawmakers…

Congressional negotiators presented often-contrasting views on taxes, defense spending, health care, safety net programs and the economy as they held their first formal meeting Monday to develop a joint budget resolution for Fiscal 2016. The House and Senate approved separate…

President Obama reminded lawmakers that they must replenish the Highway Trust Fund soon when he recently sent a 6-year, $478 billion transportation proposal to Capitol Hill. Both surface transportation programs and payments to the Highway Trust Fund from the general…

CONCORD, N.H. -- First Budget brought its message for the 2016 presidential election to New Hampshire today as part of its campaign to highlight the growing federal debt. First Budget, a joint effort of The Concord Coalition and the Campaign…

A group of Iowans today got a chance to do something that has long eluded Congress: Make tough budget choices to put the federal deficit on a sustainable downward path. They did so in the hope that these kinds of…

UPDATE (APRIL 2): A live videocast of this program can be found at the University of New Hampshire's internet broadcasting website today starting at noon. (more…)

The House and Senate Budget Committees passed proposed budgets last week but infighting over defense spending has left Republican leaders scrambling to solidify support for the plans. Both budgets promise to reduce and eventually end deficits over the next decade…