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CONSEQUENCES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ‘DO NOTHING’ PLAN MUST BE ADDRESSED BY CHANGES IN CURRENT LAW

Dec 11, 2001

WASHINGTON -- As the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security approved a final set of recommendations today, The Concord Coalition reminded Congress and the Bush Administration that those who support no immediate change in law are in effect supporting the…

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CONCORD COALITION’S ROBERT BIXBY TESTIFIES TO PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION: SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM INVOLVES HARD CHOICES

Sep 6, 2001

SAN DIEGO - Robert Bixby, Executive Director of The Concord Coalition, testified today at a public hearing of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security in San Diego. As the leadoff witness on the opening panel, “The Need For…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST RETURN TO ROUTINE RELIANCE ON SOCIAL SECURITY TO BALANCE THE BUDGET

Aug 28, 2001

WASHINGTON - In the face of new projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing a cumulative budget deficit of $19 billion over the next three fiscal years, excluding the “off-budget” Social Security surplus, The Concord Coalition today warned that…

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CONCORD COALITION COMMENDS KOLBE-STENHOLM SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN FOR FACING UP TO THE REAL ISSUES

Aug 8, 2001

WASHINGTON - The Concord Coalition today praised the bipartisan effort of Representatives Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) and Charles Stenholm (D-TX) to inject a needed dose of reality into the Social Security reform debate by offering a plan that makes the kind…

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CONCORD COALITION WELCOMES APPOINTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION AND URGES ATTENTION TO HARD CHOICES

May 1, 2001

WASHINGTON - The Concord Coalition today welcomed President Bush's appointment of a bipartisan Social Security commission, and expressed hope that the commission will produce a credible plan for dealing with the program's long-term challenges without resorting to accounting gimmicks or…

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CONCORD COALITION WARNS CURRENT SPENDING PACE COULD ELIMINATE 2/3 OF THE PROJECTED SURPLUS

Oct 6, 2000

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition warned today that if discretionary spending continues to grow at the same rate it has in recent years, two-thirds of the projected 10-year non-Social Security surplus would disappear. (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION TO RUN AD IN SUNDAY’S NY TIMES OFFERING VOTERS FIVE QUESTIONS TO ASK CANDIDATES ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM

Sep 29, 2000

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition has placed a full-page advertisement in this Sunday's New York Times (October 1, 2000) offering voters hard facts and five questions to ask the candidates about Social Security reform. (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION RELEASES NEW KEY QUESTIONS VOTERS SHOULD ASK CANDIDATES ABOUT THE BUDGET, SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE

Jul 26, 2000

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today released a revised, election 2000 version of a brochure called “Key Questions Voters Should Ask Candidates About the Budget, Social Security and Medicare.” The brochure, now available on-line, outlines six questions (more…)

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CONCORD COALITION RELEASES REPORT OUTLINING GORE & BUSH SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM PROPOSALS

Jun 28, 2000

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition released a report today that reviews the major issues raised by the Social Security reform proposals of Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush. Now available on-line, the report examines the fiscal…

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NEW SOCIAL SECURITY TRUSTEES’ REPORT INDICATES LONG TERM PROBLEMS REMAIN; REAL REFORM STILL NEEDED

Mar 30, 2000

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition urges lawmakers not to let today's report by the Social Security Trustees obscure the need for real reform of the program. Despite three more years of trust fund solvency, Social Security's operating balance – the…

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IT’S OFFICIAL: 1999 BUDGET DEFICIT WAS $1 BILLION WITHOUT COUNTING THE SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUS

Oct 27, 1999

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition welcomed today's news that the federal government's budget deficit shrank to just $1 billion in fiscal year 1999 without counting the Social Security surplus. However, the Coalition reminded Congress and the Administration that the surplus…

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CONCORD COALITION OPPOSES PRESIDENT’S PLAN TO TRANSFER GENERAL REVENUES TO SOCIAL SECURITY

Oct 25, 1999

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that President Clinton's proposal to credit the Social Security trust fund with future general revenues, thereby extending its “solvency” to 2050, is a hollow attempt at reform because it would do nothing to…

CONSEQUENCES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ‘DO NOTHING’ PLAN MUST BE ADDRESSED BY CHANGES IN CURRENT LAW

CONCORD COALITION’S ROBERT BIXBY TESTIFIES TO PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION: SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM INVOLVES HARD CHOICES

CONCORD COALITION WARNS AGAINST RETURN TO ROUTINE RELIANCE ON SOCIAL SECURITY TO BALANCE THE BUDGET

CONCORD COALITION COMMENDS KOLBE-STENHOLM SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN FOR FACING UP TO THE REAL ISSUES

CONCORD COALITION WELCOMES APPOINTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION AND URGES ATTENTION TO HARD CHOICES

CONCORD COALITION WARNS CURRENT SPENDING PACE COULD ELIMINATE 2/3 OF THE PROJECTED SURPLUS

CONCORD COALITION TO RUN AD IN SUNDAY’S NY TIMES OFFERING VOTERS FIVE QUESTIONS TO ASK CANDIDATES ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM

CONCORD COALITION RELEASES NEW KEY QUESTIONS VOTERS SHOULD ASK CANDIDATES ABOUT THE BUDGET, SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE

CONCORD COALITION RELEASES REPORT OUTLINING GORE & BUSH SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM PROPOSALS

NEW SOCIAL SECURITY TRUSTEES’ REPORT INDICATES LONG TERM PROBLEMS REMAIN; REAL REFORM STILL NEEDED

IT’S OFFICIAL: 1999 BUDGET DEFICIT WAS $1 BILLION WITHOUT COUNTING THE SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUS

CONCORD COALITION OPPOSES PRESIDENT’S PLAN TO TRANSFER GENERAL REVENUES TO SOCIAL SECURITY

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