#Grassroots

The latest budget struggles in Washington are a reminder of the need for public engagement in the nation’s fiscal challenges.“For 21 years, staff members of the nonpartisan Concord Coalition have crisscrossed the nation discussing the causes and consequences of federal…

Americans have had plenty of warnings about the need to deal with the nation’s fiscal challenges. And judging from how ordinary people respond to The Concord Coalition’s deficit-reduction exercises around the country, they expect more from Washington than unrealistic budget…

Americans who are concerned about the nation’s fiscal difficulties have a good opportunity to voice their opinions through a grassroots competition put together by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, according to a new blog post by The Concord Coalition’s Stefan…

Over many years of grassroots outreach, The Concord Coalition has learned to count on the passion and creativity of its members. Those of us who spend time traveling the country know that Washington doesn't have a monopoly on good ideas…

Nashville, Tenn. – Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, Fix the Debt State Co-Chair Tim Pagliara and Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby will discuss solutions to the rapidly growing federal debt at a breakfast program tomorrow morning at Lipscomb University’s…

For the third week in a row, I will be discussing the nation’s fiscal challenges on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal

In September 1992, three concerned public figures launched The Concord Coalition in front of a national debt clock in New York City. Sen. Warren Rudman, R-N.H., former Sen. Paul Tsongas, D-Mass., and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson…

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition will be hosting a reception and discussion of the late U.S. Senator Warren B. Rudman's legislative career on Thursday, November 29th in the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building. The event will…