DES MOINES - Former Rep. Leonard Boswell, a Democrat from Iowa, has died at a Des Moines hospital, according to his former Chief of Staff Grant Woodward. . . .
Twenty years ago, this nation had a budget surplus that reduced our need to borrow.
Robert Bixby, who leads the Concord Coalition founded by the late Kearney native Pete Peterson and other fiscal conservatives, has a unique way of looking at our nation’s Social Security dilemma.
Chase Hagaman, New England regional director for The Concord Coalition, talks with "Off the Record" host Paul Hodes about the economy, the national debt and fiscal responsibility.
Congressional Republicans are worried that their huge 2017 tax cut isn’t resonating with voters.
While candidates trade jabs as Tuesday’s primary election approaches, a new debate is brewing on the federal budget and deficit.
WASHINGTON – The only bipartisan bill coming out of Congress these days is the one we're leaving to future generations to pay back.
And it's getting bigger all the time.
For years, Republicans have criticized Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson for voting to raise taxes again and again.
Pete Peterson was known as the most influential billionaire in U.S. politics, making his fortune on Wall Street and served as the secretary of commerce under President Nixon.