Discretionary Spending
Legislative Logjam
May 27, 2020One silent victim of the coronavirus pandemic is the 2020 congressional legislative agenda.
Debt Expert OK With Federal Coronavirus Spending
April 29, 2020KJZZ
The federal budget deficit for the 2021 fiscal year is nearly $1 trillion, and the debt is estimated at more than $24 trillion.
Fixing the Roof While It's Raining
April 09, 2020Lake Geneva Regional News
President Trump this afternoon signed a $2 trillion spending bill to respond to the health emergency, while the Federal Reserve spent the better part of a trillion dollars this week buying bonds of
Guest View: Fight the wolf, then the termites
April 09, 2020Seacoastonline.com
As the nation grapples with devastating healthcare and economic consequences of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers in Washington have been ratcheting-up their responses.
Emergency Response, Necessary Deficits
March 18, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Concord Coalition Executive Director
Leadership, the Biggest Deficit Right Now
February 26, 2020Former Comptroller General of the United States David Walker and Concord Coalition Executive Director
Lack of Transparency Avoids Accountability in the President’s Budget
Presidential budgets are designed to highlight an administration’s budgetary priorities, how they would affect the economy and how it all adds up.
Spending Smarter vs. Spending More
January 29, 2020Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L.
New CBO Numbers A Reality Check
January 28, 2020The Concord Coalition said today that new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections showing federal deficits and debt steadily risi