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In advance of contests in several key primary and caucus states today, The Concord Coalition recently reminded all presidential candidates that the rising national debt will affect the feasibility of their policy proposals “The debt is your running mate,” Concord’s…


On the verge of presidential primary voting in Georgia and other Super Tuesday states, former U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker and Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby last week urged an Atlanta audience to carefully assess candidates’ plans…


With the presidential primary season underway, voters should ask themselves which candidates are offering credible solutions to deal with the nation’s difficult fiscal challenges. “Whoever becomes the next president will face an unsustainable rise in the debt that threatens to…


Voters are hearing promises of big tax cuts from the Republican presidential candidates and big spending increases from the Democrats. But Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby points out that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) last week released…


A new report, released shortly before Monday’s Iowa caucuses, says that while all of the 2016 presidential candidates in both parties acknowledge that the rapidly growing national debt is a problem, most of their proposals to deal with it fall…


On the campaign trail, voters are hearing promises of big tax cuts from the Republican presidential candidates and of big spending increases from the Democrats. Meanwhile, back in Washington last week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new…


The Concord Coalition has announced two new co-chairs who have long been known for their work to promote greater fiscal responsibility: former U.S. Senators Bob Kerrey and Jack Danforth. Danforth, a Missouri Republican, and Kerrey, a Democrat who represented Nebraska…


Two House members and a number of congressional staffers participated in a bipartisan discussion Thursday of proposals to put the country on sounder long-term fiscal footing. The meeting was part of The Concord Coalition’s “Lookout” series of informational sessions for…


Former Congressmen Tim Penny (D-Minn.) and Mike Castle (R-Del.) spoke Thursday on Capitol Hill about the need for bipartisan cooperation to pass fiscally responsible legislation in an era of divided government. “Leaders at every level need to set the standard…


It has been easy for advocates of generationally responsible tax and spending policies to look at Capitol Hill with dismay for the past few years. A few consequences of inaction and lack of bipartisanship include: A complete breakdown in the…

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