Short-term support for the economy is not inconsistent with long-term fiscal responsibility

Perhaps the most difficult policy question Concord has been discussing with the public, the media, and members of ...

Don't make health care reform end game a dead end for cost control

The end game for health care reform may finally have arrived. Some in Congress are suggesting that a decision ...

What matters is "marginal" job creation and "marginal" deficit reduction

With today being the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (more commonly referred ...

President's Budget Follow-Up

Following up on our press release about the President's Fiscal Year 2011 budget proposal, here are a few ...

Concord Coalition Supports the President's Deficit Reduction Goals and Bipartisan Fiscal Commission Plans

NOTE: Additional analysis of the President’s new budget proposals can be found at our blog -- The Tabulation. ...

President proposes budget with short term deficits, long term discipline

President Obama's proposed budget contains increased immediate spending targeted at the continuing recession, but includes several measures and ...

The defense budget should not be off limits

If fiscal responsibility calls for significant changes in the big federal entitlement programs, shouldn’t the defense budget face ...

Concord Coalition Says CBO Projections Reaffirm the Need for PAYGO, Spending Caps and a Fiscal Commission

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that new projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reinforce the ...

Federal Budget

Debt Limit Increase Offers an Opportunity to Enact Positive Reforms

Before leaving town in December, Congress raised the statutory debt limit by $290 billion to $12.39 trillion. This ...

The Risk of Partial Health Care Reform: More Expenses, Fewer Cost Controls

As the White House and congressional leaders rethink health care reform after the Republican upset in the Massachusetts ...

"It isn't fiscally irresponsible to raise the debt limit..."

"It isn't fiscally irresponsible to raise the debt limit, I think it would be rather irresponsible not to ...