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Concord Coalition Says That Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report Deserves Attention on the Campaign Trail

Mar 25, 2008

WASHINGTON -- With today's release of the annual Social Security and Medicare Trustees' Reports confirming the unsustainable outlook for the federal government's two largest programs, The Concord Coalition urged presidential candidates to make long-term fiscal policy reform one of their…

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Concord Coalition Warns That New CBO Numbers Demonstrate Why Fiscal Stimulus Should Not Make The Long-Term Outlook Worse

Jan 23, 2008

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition warned today that under reasonable assumptions about spending and tax policies, budget deficits could easily exceed $6 trillion over the coming decade. Given that a fiscal stimulus package would further expand the deficit, Concord urged…

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Concord Coalition Praises Senators Conrad and Gregg for Bipartisan Initiative to Address Long-Term Fiscal Imbalance

Sep 18, 2007

Washington--The Concord Coalition today praised Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Ranking Member Judd Gregg (R-NH) for introducing legislation that would create a bipartisan commission charged with developing specific solutions to the nation’s long-term fiscal imbalance. (more…)

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Concord Coalition Releases “Key Questions” and Encourages Voters to Test Candidates’ Fiscal Rhetoric

Sep 7, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Before beginning the West Coast leg on its Fiscal Wake-Up Tour, The Concord Coalition today released "Key Questions Voters Should Ask Candidates About the Budget, Social Security and Medicare." (Requires (more…)

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Concord Coalition Says CBO Numbers Show Why Lawmakers Should Look To The Future, Not In The Rear View Mirror

Aug 23, 2007

WASHINGTON -- With the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projecting a third consecutive annual decline in the deficit, to $158 billion this year, The Concord Coalition today urged lawmakers not to take undue satisfaction from the short-term improvement but to focus…

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Concord Coalition Says That Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report Deserves Attention on the Campaign Trail

Apr 23, 2007

WASHINGTON -- With today's release of the annual Social Security and Medicare Trustees' Reports confirming the unsustainable outlook for the federal government’s two largest programs, The Concord Coalition urged presidential candidates to make long-term fiscal policy reform one of their…

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Concord Coalition Urges Bipartisan Negotiations on Shared Fiscal Policy Goals

Feb 5, 2007

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that the President's FY 2008 budget focuses on two appropriate goals: restoring balance by 2012 and narrowing the long-term deficit. Concord reiterated its concerns that certain key policy assumptions used by the administration…

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Concord Coalition Leaders Call For Bipartisan Negotiations on Budget Plan and Long-Term Policy

Jan 5, 2007

WASHINGTON -- In a full-page statement in this Sunday's New York Times (January 7, 2007), bipartisan leaders of The Concord Coalition urge the President and Congress to negotiate a bipartisan balanced budget plan using realistic cost estimates and to begin…

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Concord Coalition Warns Tough Choices Must Be Made on Entitlement Programs

May 1, 2006

WASHINGTON -- With today's release of the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees' reports showing a combined long-term unfunded obligation of $15.6 trillion over 75 years in these two entitlement programs, The Concord Coalition warned that the two programs are…

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Concord Coalition Says That New CBO Projections Demonstrate the Need for Hard Choices

Jan 26, 2006

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that new projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) clearly demonstrate the growing budgetary challenges of an aging population and the need to confront hard policy trade-offs. With such trade-offs, the budget can…

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CSIS, Concord Coalition to Convene Bipartisan Social Security Reform Conference

Jun 30, 2005

social security reform: Is There a Bipartisan Solution? (more…)

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Concord Coalition says that President Bush’s Benefit Proposal is a Positive Step in the Social Security Debate

Apr 29, 2005

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that President Bush's suggestion to reduce Social Security's long-term cost by modifying the benefit formula is a positive step in the debate over how to shore up the system's finances. (more…)

Concord Coalition Says That Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report Deserves Attention on the Campaign Trail

Concord Coalition Warns That New CBO Numbers Demonstrate Why Fiscal Stimulus Should Not Make The Long-Term Outlook Worse

Concord Coalition Praises Senators Conrad and Gregg for Bipartisan Initiative to Address Long-Term Fiscal Imbalance

Concord Coalition Releases “Key Questions” and Encourages Voters to Test Candidates’ Fiscal Rhetoric

Concord Coalition Says CBO Numbers Show Why Lawmakers Should Look To The Future, Not In The Rear View Mirror

Concord Coalition Says That Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report Deserves Attention on the Campaign Trail

Concord Coalition Urges Bipartisan Negotiations on Shared Fiscal Policy Goals

Concord Coalition Leaders Call For Bipartisan Negotiations on Budget Plan and Long-Term Policy

Concord Coalition Warns Tough Choices Must Be Made on Entitlement Programs

Concord Coalition Says That New CBO Projections Demonstrate the Need for Hard Choices

CSIS, Concord Coalition to Convene Bipartisan Social Security Reform Conference

Concord Coalition says that President Bush’s Benefit Proposal is a Positive Step in the Social Security Debate

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