Concord Action Concord Coalition

#National Debt

Tagged
Search
Blogs

Congress Should Move Quickly to Raise Debt Limit

Mar 10, 2015
After a 13-month hiatus, the debt limit is set to return to the national spotlight when it will be reinstated Monday and raised to the debt’s current level. What the Treasury Department calls “extraordinary measures,” however, would allow the government…
Read More
Blogs

Five Ways the New Democrat Coalition Can Pursue Its Fiscal Agenda

Mar 5, 2015
The New Democrat Coalition, a group of 46 House members who describe themselves as the "pro-growth, fiscally responsible wing of the Democratic Party,"
Read More
Blogs

Bayh, Gregg Explain ‘First Budget’ Initiative

Mar 3, 2015
Appearing today on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program, former senators Judd Gregg (R.-N.H.) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) outlined the nation’s fiscal challenges and explained how a new initiative called “First Budget” will press the 2016 presidential candidates to address these challenges.…
Read More
Press Releases

President’s Budget Sets The Stage for Vigorous Debate on Fiscal Priorities

Feb 2, 2015
WASHINGTON -- With the release of President Obama’s proposed budget today, The Concord Coalition again urged Washington to focus on policies that would put the federal government on a sustainable track. (more…)
Read More
Blogs

Ten-Year Outlook: $7.6 Trillion or More in Deficits

Jan 27, 2015
New federal budget projections show that under current law $7.6 trillion could be added to the nation’s debt over the coming decade -- or perhaps as much as $9.5 trillion, if more realistic assumptions are made about future policy decisions.…
Read More
Press Releases

CBO Report Shows Continuing Need for Broad Budget Reforms

Jan 26, 2015
WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections show why the Congress and President Obama must try to move forward on fiscal reforms wherever possible in the coming year. (more…)
Read More
Press Releases

Concord Coalition and Fix the Debt Team Up To Highlight Fiscal Issues in 2016

Jan 22, 2015
The Concord Coalition and the Campaign to Fix the Debt announced today a joint effort to encourage public discussion during the 2016 presidential campaign of the nation’s unsustainable budget policies. The two nonpartisan organizations have a shared history of pushing…
Read More
Blogs

No Time for Complacency on Fiscal Challenges

Dec 16, 2014
Despite dropping federal deficits in the last few years, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby recently warned a Kansas City audience that this is no time for complacency about the nation’s fiscal problems. “Keep in mind: A shrinking deficit…
Read More
Press Releases

Former Senators Robert Kerrey and John Danforth Release Update of 1994 Commission Report Calling for Bipartisan Entitlement and Tax Reform

Dec 16, 2014
WASHINGTON -- Former U.S. Senators J. Robert Kerrey and John C. Danforth today released an update of a 1994 commission report on entitlement and tax reform and called on Americans -- particularly presidential hopefuls -- to quickly address the nation’s…
Read More
Press Releases

Former Senators John Danforth and Robert Kerrey To Release Update of 1994 Commission Report Calling for Bipartisan Entitlement and Tax Reform

Dec 8, 2014
UPDATED DECEMBER 16**A video of the program can be viewed here. (more…)
Read More
Blogs

Pension Insurance Agency Reports Record Deficit

Nov 25, 2014
The federal agency that insures pension benefits ran a record deficit of $62 billion in Fiscal 2014, up from $36 billion in 2013, and is warning of difficult times ahead. In its recently released annual report, the Pension Benefit Guaranty…
Read More
Blogs

Experts Outline Possibilities for Bipartisan Reform

Nov 17, 2014
With the contentious mid-term elections over, elected officials should look forward to seize opportunities for bipartisan compromise to reduce projected deficits and meet at least some of the nation’s other fiscal challenges. Three experts on the federal budget discussed such…
Read More
1 … 18 19 20 21 22 … 52
Group 3

Join Us

Get Action Alerts and Updates
Take Action
Write to Congress
Stay Updated
Get Our Newsletter
Volunteer
Speak Out

Stand with us to demand lawmakers stop adding to our unsustainable debt.

$25
$150
Other
Contributions or gifts to Concord Coalition Action Fund, Inc. are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions or business expenses.
Jump to Content

You are leaving The Concord Coalition.

By clicking “Continue”, you will be directed to the website of Concord Action, an independent Concord 501(c)(4) organization.

You are leaving Concord Action.

By clicking “Continue”, you will be directed to the website of The Concord Coalition, an independent Concord 501(c)(3) organization.

Continue