Government Is Open; Structural Budget Deficits Remain
January 28, 2019WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed deep concern today over new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections that show federal deficit
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Shutdown Is a Dysfunctional Battle in the Wrong War
December 22, 2018WASHINGTON -- With a partial shutdown of the federal government apparently taking effect at midnight, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L.
Despite Strong Economy, an Alarming Increase in the Federal Deficit
October 15, 2018WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today warned that the rapidly rising federal budget deficit -- totaling nearly $779 billion in Fiscal Year 2018 -- reflects a structural gap between sp
Area Residents to Try Cutting Federal Deficits at Oct. 4 Program at Humphrey School
October 02, 2018Students, educators and other residents of the Minneapolis and St. Paul area will try to develop plans to reduce federal deficits in an interactive exercise this Thursday, Oct.
In Concord, N.H. Program, Former Congressmen to Discuss Fixing Washington’s Gridlock and Partisanship
September 14, 2018Tomorrow former congressmen David Jolly and Patrick Murphy will discuss excessive division and gridlock and how, through bipartisan leadership, the nation’s political systems could functi
Remembering John McCain
August 26, 2018Sen.
Nine Congressional Candidate Interviews Available So Far on Budget Issues as ‘Facing the Future’ Series Continues
August 22, 2018With less than three weeks left until New Hampshire’s 2018 primary election, all but a few “Facing the Future” congressional candidate interviews have been completed and are available on
'Facing the Future' to Feature N.H. Congressional Candidates
July 19, 2018The Concord Coalition will present individual interviews with New Hampshire congressional candidates on federal budget issues over the next few weeks on “Facing the Future,” its weekly ra
Grim Long-Term Outlook Must Be Addressed
June 26, 2018The federal government is on course to add trillions of dollars to its debt over the next decade even as many national priorities are neglected.
Reports on Medicare, Social Security Underscore that Younger Americans Have the Most at Risk
June 05, 2018WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that this year’s reports from the Social Security and Medicare trustees again show t