The Concord Coalition is a national, nonpartisan organization dedicated to fiscal responsibility and reform. Since 1992 Concord has worked to educate the American public about the causes and consequences of the growing federal debt and the need to develop realistic solutions for sustainable budgets.
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Trustees' Reports Show Need for Medicare, Social Security Repairs
April 22, 2019WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition says this year’s reports from the trustees of Social Security and Medicare tell a familiar tale
Sen. Maggie Hassan, Expert Panel to Discuss Health Care Cost Growth April 5 in Concord
March 27, 2019U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan will keynote an April 5 event focused on improving the nation's health care system, including federal, state and community strategies to address cost growth.
Concord Coalition: Trump Budget Relies on Gimmicks, Unrealistic Projections
March 11, 2019WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that President Trump’s proposed 2020 budget does not provide a realistic plan for the c
Rep. Walter Jones Was a Strong Advocate for Fiscal Responsibility
February 14, 2019Oriental, N.C.
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
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