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CONCORD COALITION RELEASES REPORT ON FISCAL POLICY IN CAMPAIGN 2004

Oct 7, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today released a report on fiscal policy in the 2004 presidential campaign, concluding that neither President Bush nor Senator Kerry has a credible plan for dealing with the fiscal challenges he will face if elected.…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS CONGRESS AND CANDIDATES THAT ACTION IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIT

Sep 7, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition warned policymakers and political candidates, including President Bush and Senator Kerry, that today's new projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirm the need for tough policy choices to bring the budget back into balance.…

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CONCORD COALITION RELEASES REPORT ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY: “LACK OF ACTION ON DEFICIT SIGNALS UNDUE COMPLACENCY”

Jul 30, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today released a new Report on Fiscal Responsibility entitled “Lack of Action On Deficit Signals Undue Complacency.” (Requires (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION SAYS PRESIDENT’S BUDGET DOES NOT DO ENOUGH TO ADDRESS LOOMING FISCAL CRUNCH

Feb 2, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that President Bush's fiscal year 2005 budget, which aims to cut this year's projected $521 billion deficit to $237 by 2009, does not do enough to prevent deficits from exploding beyond the narrow…

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CONCORD COALITION SAYS NEW CBO LETTER CONFIRMS THAT TOUGH CHOICES ARE NEEDED TO AVOID PERMANENT DEFICITS

Nov 10, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that a new letter released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms the need for tough choices on spending and tax policy to avoid sustained budget deficits of $400 billion or more over…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT NEW CBO PROJECTIONS CONFIRM THE NEED FOR TOUGH CHOICES

Aug 26, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition warned lawmakers today that new projections released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirm the need for tough choices to bring the budget back into balance. As demonstrated by a series of alternative assumptions…

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CONCORD COALITION UPDATES ITS 10 CRITERIA FOR JUDGING BALANCED BUDGET PLANS

Mar 19, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today released an updated version of its “Ten Criteria for Judging How Budget Plans Measure Up,” first published in 1997. The criteria were updated in recognition of the fact that Congress is once more confronted…

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CONCORD COALITION SAYS HOUSE AND SENATE BUDGET PLANS SET THE RIGHT GOAL BUT CHART AN IMPLAUSIBLE COURSE

Mar 17, 2003

WASHINGTON -- As the House and Senate begin debating their respective versions of the fiscal year 2004 budget resolution, The Concord Coalition today praised Budget Committee Chairmen Jim Nussle (R-IA) and Don Nickles (R-OK) for reaffirming the balanced budget goal,…

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Groups Issue Warning on Deficits: CED and Concord Coalition Say Fiscal Crisis Will Deepen Without Long-Term Budget Planning

Mar 5, 2003

WASHINGTON, DC - March 5, 2003 The Committee for Economic Development (CED) and the Concord Coalition today held a press conference and released a joint statement on the federal budget and the nation's economic future. The statement says, in part:…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST GROWING COMPLACENT WITH DETERIORATING LONG-TERM BUDGET OUTLOOK

Jan 28, 2003

WASHINGTON -- With today's new estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing a continued decline in the federal government's long-term fiscal outlook, The Concord Coalition warned that Congress and the Bush Administration must not become complacent with the prospect…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT DETERIORATING BUDGET OUTLOOK MUST NOT BE IGNORED

Aug 27, 2002

WASHINGTON -- With new estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing annual budget deficits through 2005 and the projected 2002-2011 surplus virtually wiped out, The Concord Coalition warned today that fiscal policy is at a crossroads. The government's rapidly…

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CONCORD COALITION SUPPORTS BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT

Jun 20, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that the Conrad-Feingold-Domenici bipartisan budget enforcement amendment provides a strong and needed dose of fiscal discipline. It sets new discretionary spending caps for two years at tough but achievable levels, extends the pay-as-you-go…

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CONCORD COALITION RELEASES REPORT ON FISCAL POLICY IN CAMPAIGN 2004

CONCORD COALITION WARNS CONGRESS AND CANDIDATES THAT ACTION IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIT

CONCORD COALITION RELEASES REPORT ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY: “LACK OF ACTION ON DEFICIT SIGNALS UNDUE COMPLACENCY”

CONCORD COALITION SAYS PRESIDENT’S BUDGET DOES NOT DO ENOUGH TO ADDRESS LOOMING FISCAL CRUNCH

CONCORD COALITION SAYS NEW CBO LETTER CONFIRMS THAT TOUGH CHOICES ARE NEEDED TO AVOID PERMANENT DEFICITS

CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT NEW CBO PROJECTIONS CONFIRM THE NEED FOR TOUGH CHOICES

CONCORD COALITION UPDATES ITS 10 CRITERIA FOR JUDGING BALANCED BUDGET PLANS

CONCORD COALITION SAYS HOUSE AND SENATE BUDGET PLANS SET THE RIGHT GOAL BUT CHART AN IMPLAUSIBLE COURSE

Groups Issue Warning on Deficits: CED and Concord Coalition Say Fiscal Crisis Will Deepen Without Long-Term Budget Planning

CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST GROWING COMPLACENT WITH DETERIORATING LONG-TERM BUDGET OUTLOOK

CONCORD COALITION WARNS THAT DETERIORATING BUDGET OUTLOOK MUST NOT BE IGNORED

CONCORD COALITION SUPPORTS BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT

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