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Op-Ed: Unlock Common Sense in Public Spending
19 Jul, 2010 - General Publication

This Op-Ed was originally published on The Boston Globe. Click here for original post.

By Robert L. Bixby

CAN WE handle the truth? More specifically, can we handle the truth when it is ambiguous? That is a question policymakers and the public face as they grapple with the best way forward on fiscal policy.

In troubling times, the desire for certainty is...

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Testimony to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
30 Jun, 2010 - General Publication
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/FinalBixbyFiscalCommissionTestimony.pdf
Exploring Solutions to Our Long-Term Fiscal ChallengesStatement of Robert L. BixbyExecutive Director, Concord CoalitionCo-Chairs Bowles and Simpson and members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, thank you for inviting me to discuss solutions to the nation’s long-term... Read More
A Primer on the Value-Added Tax
7 Jun, 2010 - General Publication
As concern about long-term federal deficits and debt mounts, some policy experts in Washington have been discussing the possibility of a value-added tax, or “VAT.” Some envision it as a replacement for current taxes while others favor it as an add-on to raise additional revenue. Although Congress... Read More
Social Security Moving Back To The Policy Agenda
24 May, 2010 - Issue Brief
With pressure mounting to show progress in reining in the nation’s unsustainable structural budget deficit, Social Security reform may soon return to the policy agenda. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush each made attempts at reforming Social Security in their second terms when they no... Read More
Growing Misuse of "Emergency" Designation Weakens Budget Discipline and Increases Deficit Spending
10 May, 2010 - Issue Brief
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/Emergency_Spending_Brief.pdf
Over the next few weeks, we will be hearing a lot about supplemental appropriations and emergency spending as Congress turns to a major supplemental spending bill that will likely include funding for the war effort and other priorities.  As discussed in the Washington Budget Report ... Read More
Congress Should Not Duck Its Responsibility to Approve a Budget Resolution
3 May, 2010 - General Publication
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/Budget_Resolution_Issue_Statement.pdf
We need a budget. Our deficit is hovering near post-WWII record levels and is on an unsustainable path. Our debt is projected to double over the next 10 years, reaching an alarming 90 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned developed... Read More
Concord Coalition Urges Congress to Pass a Budget Resolution
16 Apr, 2010 - Press Release
WASHINGTON — With the official April 15 deadline for a finished budget resolution having passed without even a mark-up in the House or Senate, The Concord Coalition today strongly urged Congress not to abandon its responsibility to pass a budget resolution.“Our nation faces serious fiscal... Read More
A Guide to the FY 2011 Budget Process
12 Apr, 2010 - General Publication
When Congress returns from the recess, one of the first items on the agenda will be the annual Congressional budget resolution.   The staff for the Budget and Appropriations Committees has been busy over the recess, and it is likely that we will see a flurry of budget related activities... Read More
To Fix Deficit, Congress Needs the Will to Cut
8 Apr, 2010 - General Publication
With Congress having passed an expensive new health care plan, it is a good time to ask whether our political system is capable of undertaking major entitlement and tax reform to put the nation on a sustainable fiscal path.It must do so -- sooner rather than later. However, it is far from clear... Read More
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Forum at the University of Maryland, with Remarks by Rep. Steny Hoyer
31 Mar, 2010 - General Publication
SPEAKERS: REP. STENY H. HOYER, D-MD., HOUSE MAJORITY LEADERDAVID WALKER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATIONWILLIAM NOVELLI, PROFESSOR AT THE MCDONOUGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYANDREW BIGGS, RESIDENT SCHOLARS AT AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY... Read More
Press Release
Steny Hoyer Joins Experts To Discuss Solutions To The Nation's Fiscal Challenges
30 Mar, 2010 - Press Release
WASHINGTON – U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, former U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker and other national experts will discuss solutions to the fiscal challenges facing the country at a forum Thursday, April 1, on the College Park campus of the University of Maryland.  ... Read More
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