Despite the professed interest of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in discussing important issues, the second presidential debate on Sunday was another missed opportunity to seriously address the enormous fiscal challenges that will face the next president and Congress.…
The first segment of the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was dedicated to achieving prosperity. As Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby points out in a blog post today, that provided an opportunity for the…
After failing to approve any regular appropriations bills this year, Congress must take action this week on short-term stop-gap legislation to keep the government open after Friday. Fiscal 2017 begins Saturday and Congress should have approved a dozen appropriations bills…
The nation’s fiscal trajectory is unsustainable, experts warned last week at a panel discussion co-hosted by Hofstra University and The Concord Coalition at the site of the first presidential debate. (more…)
Future U.S. economic growth, living standards and even national security will depend upon the American public pushing for fundamental reforms in the federal budget -- and on elected leaders following through. “So far we have all been faltering,” says Chase…