The crucial thing to recognize about the $22 trillion debt is that its size in dollar terms is not as important as the fact that it is on an unsustainable track.
Elected officials in both parties have expressed interest for years in boosting federal investment in the nation’s crumbling infrastructure.
The latest government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history at 35 days, was unnecessary, harmful and costly for the more than 800,000 federal workers and their families impacted by it.
Despite deficits hurtling towards $1 trillion and more for the foreseeable future, Congress is unlikely to make any real ef
WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed deep concern today over new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections that show federal deficit
In the latest “Economist Mom” segment on Facing the Future, Diane Lim discusses the partial government shutdown and t
Even as lawmakers and President Trump continued to argue over spending plans for the current fiscal year, the federal deficit grew in the first quarter of the year by $317 billion, accord
KCUR's "Up to Date" program, hosted by Steve Kraske, featured an interview Tuesday with Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition.
A recent blog post by Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition, was reprinted by DL-Online. An excerpt: