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Concord Coalition Warns That Sustained Deficit Reduction Will Require More Than Revenue Surprises

Aug 17, 2006

WASHINGTON -- With today's budget update by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing the deficit shrinking from $318 billion in 2005 to $260 billion this year, The Concord Coalition warned that the lower deficit -- while certainly welcome (more…)

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Concord Coalition Says Tax Cuts and New Spending Programs in “Trifecta” Bill Should Not Be Debt Financed

Aug 3, 2006

WASHINGTON - With the Senate expected to vote this week on the so-called "Trifecta" bill, which includes a permanent reduction in the estate tax, temporary extension of several expiring tax provisions and a new mandatory spending program for mine reclamation…

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Concord Coalition Warns Against Fiscal Euphoria

Jul 11, 2006

WASHINGTON -- With the Bush Administration's Mid-Session Review today projecting that very strong revenue growth will cause a slight decline in the federal budget deficit--from $318 billion last year to $296 billion this year--and (more…)

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Concord Coalition Releases Analysis of President’s Budget, Says Budget Falls Short of Criteria for Fiscal Sense

Feb 24, 2006

WASHINGTON -- With Congress continuing its review of the President's budget and beginning work on the fiscal year 2007 budget resolution, The Concord Coalition issued an analysis of the President's fiscal year 2007 budget. The analysis is based on The…

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Concord Coalition Says President’s Budget Does Not Make Realistic Tradeoffs

Feb 6, 2006

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that President Bush's fiscal year 2007 budget takes an appropriately hard line on spending, but its claim to result in significant deficit reduction relies on budgetary gimmicks that understate (more…)

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Concord Coalition Outlines Criteria for Evaluating President Bush’s Fiscal Year 2007 Budget

Feb 3, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Today, The Concord Coalition issued its preview of the President's budget: “The Seven Signs of Fiscal Sense: What to Look for in the President's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget.” The issue brief closely examines both the rhetoric and reality…

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Concord Coalition Releases “Seven Signs of Fiscal Sense”; Says Congress Should Quit While It’s Ahead on the Deficit

Dec 19, 2005

WASHINGTON -- With Congress nearing completion of the fiscal year 2006 spending "reconciliation" bill, The Concord Coalition said that enactment of the bill would result in a modest amount of deficit reduction, but only if the savings are not erased…

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Concord Coalition Leaders Call for a Realistic Deficit Reduction Plan

Dec 9, 2005

WASHINGTON -- In a full-page statement in this Sunday's New York Times (December 11, 2005), bipartisan leaders of The Concord Coalition urge elected leaders “to put the national interests ahead of partisan or parochial interests and develop a specific and…

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Concord Coalition Calls for “Pork” Rescission and Tax Cut Freeze in Response to Katrina

Sep 16, 2005

WASHINGTON -- With President Bush promising to respond to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina by launching “one of the largest reconstruction efforts the world has ever seen,” The Concord Coalition said today that at least a portion of the mounting…

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Concord Coalition Warns that 10-Year Deficit Could Reach $5.7 Trillion

Aug 15, 2005

WASHINGTON -- With today's budget update by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing the deficit shrinking from $412 billion in 2004 to $331 billion this year, The Concord Coalition urged lawmakers, the public and the media to heed the warnings…

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Concord Coalition Warns Against Fiscal Euphoria

Jul 13, 2005

WASHINGTON -- With today's release of the Bush Administration's Mid-Session Review projecting a decline in the federal budget deficit, from $412 billion last year to $333 billion this year, The Concord Coalition warned lawmakers not to use this welcome news…

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Concord Coalition says that Deficit Outlook Justifies Return to “Pay-As-You-Go” Rule for Tax Cuts and Spending

Mar 13, 2005

WASHINGTON -- As the House and Senate debate their respective versions of the Fiscal Year 2006 budget resolutions, The Concord Coalition today urged them to combat the threat of growing deficits by adopting strong enforcement mechanisms - including a “pay-as-you-go”…

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Concord Coalition Warns That Sustained Deficit Reduction Will Require More Than Revenue Surprises

Concord Coalition Says Tax Cuts and New Spending Programs in “Trifecta” Bill Should Not Be Debt Financed

Concord Coalition Warns Against Fiscal Euphoria

Concord Coalition Releases Analysis of President’s Budget, Says Budget Falls Short of Criteria for Fiscal Sense

Concord Coalition Says President’s Budget Does Not Make Realistic Tradeoffs

Concord Coalition Outlines Criteria for Evaluating President Bush’s Fiscal Year 2007 Budget

Concord Coalition Releases “Seven Signs of Fiscal Sense”; Says Congress Should Quit While It’s Ahead on the Deficit

Concord Coalition Leaders Call for a Realistic Deficit Reduction Plan

Concord Coalition Calls for “Pork” Rescission and Tax Cut Freeze in Response to Katrina

Concord Coalition Warns that 10-Year Deficit Could Reach $5.7 Trillion

Concord Coalition Warns Against Fiscal Euphoria

Concord Coalition says that Deficit Outlook Justifies Return to “Pay-As-You-Go” Rule for Tax Cuts and Spending

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