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Next OMB Director Must Encourage Fiscal Reform

May 27, 2014

President Obama has nominated Shaun Donovan, secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) since 2009, to become his new budget director.Donovan will replace Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who became Obama’s budget director a little over a year ago but has been…

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Summit Consensus: ‘Tough Stuff’ Still to Be Done

May 19, 2014

Politicians and policy experts from across the political spectrum agreed on one thing at a “Fiscal Summit” last Wednesday: Despite the falling deficit, our fundamental fiscal challenges have not yet been adequately addressed.The fifth annual summit held in Washington by…

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Highway Trust Fund On the Road to Insolvency

May 13, 2014

The Highway Trust Fund is projected to run a $164 billion shortfall over the next 10 years unless lawmakers take action, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).The trust fund consists of two accounts: one for highway work, which receives…

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Online Game Lets Citizens Try Their Hands At Deficit Reduction

May 13, 2014

WASHINGTON -- While lawmakers are working on appropriations bills to fund the government next year, they seem to have lost interest in trying to meet the country’s long-term fiscal challenges. But the newly updated Federal Budget Challenge (www.federalbudgetchallenge.org) gives citizens…

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‘Dead Men Ruling’ Offers Blunt Diagnosis But Also Hope

May 6, 2014

Despite its grim title of “Dead Men Ruling,” Eugene Steuerle’s new book offers an optimistic message about the nation’s future as he calls for greater fiscal responsibility and generational fairness.In a blog post discussing the book, Concord Coalition Executive Director…

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GAO Urges Action to Improve Long-Term Outlook

May 5, 2014

While many in Washington have put fiscal sustainability on the back burner, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) offers an important reminder of the need for prompt fiscal reforms.“Significant action to change the long-term fiscal path must be taken soon to…

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‘Dead Men Ruling’ Examines Harmful Fiscal Legacy, Yet Offers Hope

May 5, 2014

A book titled “Dead Men Ruling” is not the place you would expect to find an optimistic message about our nation’s future. That is the case, however, with a new book from budget expert Eugene Steuerle of the Urban Institute.…

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In Budget Exercise, Players See Need for Compromise

Apr 28, 2014

With dozens of Colorado residents assembled last week for “Principles and Priorities,” a federal budget exercise developed by The Concord Coalition, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis promised to take the results back to Washington."I will learn from your work," the Colorado…

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Budget Process: All Dressed Up, Nowhere to Go

Apr 22, 2014

The differences between the 10-year budget plans by President Obama and the House of Representatives would be difficult to resolve under the best of circumstances.Without a Senate plan, however, there is no prospect of a concurrent congressional budget resolution --…

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Many Reasons for Concern Over Rising Debt

Apr 22, 2014

Although the federal deficit has dropped significantly since the four-year string of trillion-dollar-plus shortfalls that began in 2009, under current law the deficits will start rising again soon.Sara Imhof, Midwest field director for The Concord Coalition, and Loren Adler, research…

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CBO Sees $6.6 Trillion in Deficits Under Obama Plan

Apr 21, 2014

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently projected that federal deficits under President Obama’s budget plan would total $6.6 trillion in the coming decade, a trillion dollars less than under current law.Under the President’s policies, CBO said, deficits this year and…

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Federal Agencies Should Take GAO’s Advice More Often

Apr 15, 2014

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released its fourth annual report detailing specific ways in which Congress and federal agencies can improve efficiency by reducing fragmentation, overlap and duplication.Politicians too often vaguely suggest that eliminating waste, fraud and abuse can…

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Next OMB Director Must Encourage Fiscal Reform

Summit Consensus: ‘Tough Stuff’ Still to Be Done

Highway Trust Fund On the Road to Insolvency

Online Game Lets Citizens Try Their Hands At Deficit Reduction

‘Dead Men Ruling’ Offers Blunt Diagnosis But Also Hope

GAO Urges Action to Improve Long-Term Outlook

‘Dead Men Ruling’ Examines Harmful Fiscal Legacy, Yet Offers Hope

In Budget Exercise, Players See Need for Compromise

Budget Process: All Dressed Up, Nowhere to Go

Many Reasons for Concern Over Rising Debt

CBO Sees $6.6 Trillion in Deficits Under Obama Plan

Federal Agencies Should Take GAO’s Advice More Often

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