WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that new projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) should spur candidates for federal office this year to provide voters with realistic proposals to deal with the country’s difficult fiscal challenges. (more…)
Last week the House Budget Committee approved the Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011. Sponsored by Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the legislation creates an expedited process for Congress to act…
Last December a bipartisan majority of President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform surprised skeptics with a comprehensive plan that called for shared sacrifices to reduce projected deficits over the coming decade by $4 trillion. Unfortunately, elected officials have…
While there are many places in the federal budget where taxpayer dollars could be saved, simply “cutting waste” is not a panacea. Harry Zeeve, national field director for The Concord Coalition, emphasizes that point in a new blog post on…
