Lawmakers and expert witnesses displayed bipartisan concern over the nation’s debt and some agreement on its causes, including aging demographics, at a hearing of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee last week. “The temporary decline in deficits has ended,” said former…
The House Budget Committee released a paper last week examining potential alternative options for budgeting as part of an ongoing effort to propose ideas to overhaul the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The paper examines four alternative approaches: performance-based budgeting,…
Although the number of Americans without health insurance has dropped by an estimated 20 million since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect, a report released last week says there are still about 24 million people who lack coverage. The…
George Voinovich, a member of The Concord Coalition Board of Directors, died Sunday at age 79. A two-term U.S. senator from Ohio known for his common-sense, bipartisan approach to fiscal responsibility, he joined the Concord board following his retirement from…