All Posts - The Concord Coalition

All Publications

Blogs

Share this page

President Signs Highway Bill Extension

On Friday President Obama signed legislation to extend surface transportation programs for an additional 90 days. ...

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Blogs

Share this page

GAO Underscores Long-Term Fiscal Challenges

Although spending cuts in last year’s Budget Control Act (BCA) lead to an improved fiscal outlook, ...

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Blogs

Share this page

High Court Focuses on ‘Individual Mandate’

The Supreme Court last week heard arguments on the constitutionality of the 2010 law that revamps ...

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Blogs

Share this page

Bipartisan Plan Provides Framework for the Future

A fiscal reform plan based on comprehensive recommendations by a bipartisan majority of the Simpson-Bowles commission ...

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Blogs

Share this page

Bipartisan Budget Plan Based on Simpson-Bowles Provides Framework for Future Efforts

A rare display of bipartisan fiscal cooperation broke out on Capitol Hill last week when 38 House members ...

Monday, April 2, 2012

Blogs

Share this page

Fiscal Heroism

Sometimes it can seem like none of our elected representatives are willing to buck their own party leaders, let ...

Friday, March 30, 2012

Press Releases

Share this page

Concord Coalition Commends Bipartisan Plan in the House that Follows Up On Simpson-Bowles Recommendations

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today praised a bipartisan deficit-reduction plan in the House that is ...

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Blogs

Share this page

Student Loan Debts Under Scrutiny

Student loan debt appears to have recently surpassed $1 trillion, far higher than previous estimates had ...

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Blogs

Share this page

Report Notes Tax Reform Hurdles

Despite considerable congressional interest in eliminating many of the tax breaks that favor some individuals over ...

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Blogs

Share this page

House To Vote on Budget Plans

House lawmakers this week are considering the 2013 budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as ...

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Blogs

Share this page

Supreme Court Considers Health Care Law

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on the constitutionality of a provision in the ...

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Blogs

Share this page

New Congressional Report on Tax Reform: Base Broadening Is Hard To Do

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has released a new report by Jane Gravelle and Thomas Hungerford called “The ...

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Share this page