In recent years the U.S. government increased its debt more sharply than most other large, wealthy countries did. ...
Lawmakers have continued to dawdle on a budget for Fiscal 2015, now only two weeks away. House leaders, ...
With Fiscal 2014 winding down, the Treasury Department’s latest monthly statement indicates the federal deficit is heading for ...
Actuaries from the Center on Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) report that in 2013 health care spending grew ...
Updated projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) serve as a reminder that the aging of the U.S. ...
Residents of Rockford, Illinois recently joined U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos and The Concord Coalition to discuss the nation’s ...
Back from its long August recess, Congress must quickly move forward on the task that has eluded it ...
WASHINGTON -- While there has been some recent good news for the federal budget, The Concord Coalition said ...
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) is challenging his colleagues on Capitol Hill to approve comprehensive, long-term postal reforms rather ...
Opponents of health care reform often talk as if any cost savings would come at the expense of ...
Projected budget deficits and the growth of the federal debt loom over nearly every policy issue in Washington. ...
Our nation’s reliance on a 24-hour news cycle has bred an environment focused on quick stories with tag ...