#Fiscal Responsibility

President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan, now passed by the House and set to be considered this week in the Senate, has kicked-off a vigorous debate about whether to “go big” or stay focused on those most in need.…

Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby recently wrote an opinion piece for the Seacoast Media Group in The Portsmouth Herald about the ongoing reconciliation process in Congress, COVID-19 relief legislation, and opportunities for a bipartisan group of 16 U.S. Senators to have a…

The shocking, tragic, and disgraceful events at the Capitol building on January 6th threaten to leave an indelible stain on our nation’s character. There is no getting around the fact that here in our supposedly stable democracy the Constitutional process…

After months of bickering and delay, House and Senate negotiators finally agreed to compromise on a much-needed fifth installment of COVID-19 relief for individuals and small businesses. Though wrapped up in mammoth legislation carrying the 12 annual funding bills for…

Last Friday we got the sad news that Coca-Cola would stop making TaB, its venerable diet cola that had been around since 1963. Ironically, that same day, we also got some news about a very different kind of tab. According…

On September 30, the federal government ended fiscal year 2020 with a budget deficit of $3.1 trillion. At an estimated 15.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), it was the largest deficit since 1945. On October 7, a fly nestled…

For too long now we have watched as the national discourse has taken a divisive turn. Bipartisanship is endangered, “compromise” a dirty word. This has made dealing with key challenges all the more difficult, including our nation’s unsustainable fiscal path. …

The Concord Coalition said today that new 30-year projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) demonstrate why Congress and the president should ensure that necessary near-term steps to support the economy in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic should not…