#Federal Budget

With the economy continuing its slow recovery, the administration’s Mid-Session Review budget projections released on Friday show little change in the overall outlook. (more…)

Lawmakers must carefully review President Obama’s request for “emergency” funding this year to fight wildfires, increase border security and deal with a surge of migrants from Central America.The President has asked for $3.7 billion to improve border security while addressing…

Senators Dick Durbin and Tom Coburn received The Concord Coalition’s 2014 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award last week in Washington for their strong advocacy of fiscal responsibility and their willingness to work towards bipartisan budget solutions.Concord Executive Director Robert…

A Concord Coalition panel discussion recently highlighted the continuing need for fiscal reform, with former lawmakers lamenting the sharp divisions within and between the two political parties.“We have a fiscal challenge which is really a political challenge which really is…

Short-term improvements in the federal government’s finances have led to widespread complacency in Washington about fiscal reform. (more…)

Former U.S. Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire and former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell called for bipartisan action to rein in the federal debt at a forum last week in New Hampshire.Gregg, a member of The Concord Coalition’s Board of…

Following last year’s bipartisan budget agreement, this was supposed to be the year of a harmless fiscal ceasefire on Capitol Hill. Unfortunately, the ceasefire is becoming a retreat for fiscal responsibility. (more…)

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate for the Senate’s expansion of veterans’ health care has been getting a lot of attention from budget groups and members of Congress. (more…)