CBO Provides Timely Warning on Unsustainable Long-Term Trends
April 24, 2017WASHINGTON -- Long-term projections released today by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provide a timely warning for President Trump and Cong
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Trump’s First Budget Proposals Leave Much Unanswered
April 24, 2017WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed disappointment today that President Trump’s initial set of budget proposals does not include any deficit reduction or an overall deficit-redu
President's Speech to Congress Overlooks Fiscal Challenges
March 01, 2017WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed concern tonight that President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress failed to discuss in any detail how his administration planned to meet the
New Projections Show Need for Trump, Congress to Focus on Fiscal Reforms
January 24, 2017WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released new projections confirming that federal deficits and the accumulated
Difficult Fiscal Challenges Will Test the Leadership Skills of the New President and Congress
November 09, 2016WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition salutes all of those who put themselves forward in Tuesday’s elections to lead our nation. We congratulate the winners.
Now that the people have spoken, the task ahead is to govern.
That will not be easy given the deep divisions created during a long campaign, but it will be the true test of leadership.
Third Presidential Debate Failed to Provide Public with Credible Plans for Dealing with the National Debt
October 19, 2016WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition expressed disappointment Wednesday night that neither of the candidates in the final presidential debate provided voters with credible and specific proposals for putting the federal debt on a sustainable path.
‘Fiscal Fridays Festival’ in Concord To Help Public Evaluate New Hampshire Congressional Candidates on Budget Issues
October 11, 2016CONCORD, N.H. -- Fiscal Fridays, an interview series on NH1 that has featured 14 candidates for the presidency and New Hampshire congressional seats, continues Oct. 14 with the “Fiscal Fridays Festival” at the Warren B. Rudman Center at the University of New Hampshire School of Law in Concord.
Federal Budget Exercise To Be Held Tomorrow at Site of Final Presidential Debate: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
October 11, 2016LAS VEGAS -- In advance of the final presidential debate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, students, faculty and staff there will participate in an interactive exercise tomorrow in which they will face some of the difficult budget choices awaiting the next administration and Congress.
Two Top Economists to Speak on Income Inequality and Fiscal Responsibility Oct. 17 at Saint Anselm College in Manchester
October 11, 2016MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Jared Bernstein, two of the nation's leading economists, will discuss how income inequality and fiscal responsibility relate in a program Monday, Oct. 17 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.
Former Congressman William Zeliff and Concord Coalition Official To Discuss U.S. Budget Challenges in Newburyport
October 06, 2016NEWBURYPORT, MASS. --Former Congressman William H. Zeliff andChase A. Hagaman, a regional director for the nonpartisan Concord Coalition, will be featured speakers in a public program Thursday night, Oct. 13, in Newburyport on the fiscal challenges facing the nation, the next president and Congress.
Zeliff was deputy Republican whip in the U.S. House, where he served from 1990 to 1997 as a representative from New Hampshire. He authored the "A to Z Budget Cutting Tool" used by members of Congress to encourage fiscal responsibility.