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New Simpson-Bowles Plan Could Play Vital Role in Compromise

The new budget plan released last week by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles once again demonstrates that it is possible to bring the deficit under control using a mix of spending cuts and revenue... More »

Washington Budget Report: May 21, 2013

Washington Budget Report

In This Issue...

CBO and OMB Very Close in Scoring Obama’s Budget
Health Care Reform Plans Seek Aggressive Cost Restraint
Budget Drivers: Aging, Health Care and Interest
Candor, Bipartisan Cooperation Needed

Sam Nunn and Pete Domenici Recommend Regular Budget Process

Special Publication

This article in The Hill Thursday was written by former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.), co-chairman of The Concord Coalition, and former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy... More »

Highlights

Blog entry

Health Care Cost Goals: Washington's New Optimism -- Post Three of Three

This is post three of a three-part series on the developing consensus for the next steps on health care reform. Part One is here. Part Two is here.

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Blog entry

Hidden in Plain View: Aging, Health Care Costs and Interest Drive the Budget

For those inclined to look beyond the sharp drop in the deficit this year, as we should, the budget update released by the Congressional Budget...

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Press Release

Concord Coalition Says Lawmakers Must Look Beyond Near-Term Deficit Decline in Budget Negotiations

WASHINGTON -- With today’s updated numbers from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing a decline in projected budget deficits, The Concord...

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News Coverage

Wisconsin State Journal | May 23, 2013

Keep Deficits Down for Good

“There is no mystery about why the long-term fiscal challenge remains,” said Robert Bixby, executive director of the nonpartisan Concord Coalition,...

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Market News International (MNI) | May 17, 2013

U.S. Budget: CBO Report Ignites Deficits Hope, Complacency Fears

Bob Bixby, the executive director of the Concord Coalition, also warned against fiscal complacency."A lower deficit is good news but hardly the end...

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MarketWatch (The Wall Street Journal) | May 15, 2013

Pressure Easing for Deficit Cutting After CBO Report, Economists Say

“Conventional wisdom seems to be that nothing will happen until the debt limit brings on another crisis later this year,” said Robert Bixby,...

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Social Security, health programs, and interest grow a total 3.6% of GDP over 10yrs, canceling out all other savings: http://t.co/4f66aqAWOS

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