Long Ignored, Pension Problems Are Mounting
May 08, 2018The Central States Pension Fund is warning the 400,000 retirees and workers it covers that it will be insolvent by the start of 2025 and is urging them to push Congress to pass legislatio
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Bringing Budgets to Life
April 28, 2018Through taxes and a wide array of programs and benefits, the federal budget affects every person and community in the country.
CBO’s Economic Outlook: Four Takeaways
April 17, 2018As Congress and President Trump agreed in the last few months to dramatically increase federal borrowing, there have been a lot of breezy assurances that rapid and sustained economic grow
Republicans Content to Duck Fight Over Budget in Election Year, Watchdogs Say
April 17, 2018The Washington Times
The GOP-led Congress failed to pass a budget by April 15 this year, violating a federal law and earning another black mark on the party’s record of fiscal stewardship. . . .
Congress Should Heed New Fed Chair’s Warnings on Fiscal Policy
March 05, 2018In his first appearances on Capitol Hill as the new Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell strongly urged lawmakers to start putting the federal government on a better fiscal path.
'Never Been a More Discouraging Time' for Washington's Deficit Hawks
February 12, 2018Politico
Deficit spending is officially back in style, leaving Washington’s professional deficit scolds wondering how they’ll manage to persuade lawmakers to care about red ink again. . . .
Congressman Visits Students Working To Solve Our Country's Deficit
February 11, 2018WITN (North Carolina)
Greenville, N.C. -- From the stock market, to budget deals the country's finances are a big conversation right now.
When Will It Stop? Conservatives Who Vowed To Cut Spending Keep Spending
February 09, 2018McClatchy Newspapers
Tea party Republicans arrived in Washington seven years ago with a clear, loud message from angry voters: Slash spending. But once again, spending is going way up. . . .
New Concord Radio Program Focuses on Fiscal Challenges
February 06, 2018Former Senator Bob Kerrey and Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L.
Immigration Battle Adds Pressure to Funding Government
February 05, 2018Seacoast Online
PORTSMOUTH -- When Senate Democrats voted to end the shutdown of the federal government Jan.