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Facing The Future

National Debt Outlook After Two Years of COVID

Mar 17, 2022
Special Guest: Brian Riedl, Wendy Edelberg
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This week on Facing the Future, we have a special edition of the program featuring excerpts from a recent panel discussion at the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership, and Public Service at the University of New Hampshire’s Franklin…
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Acting Short and Thinking Long

Feb 17, 2022
Special Guest: David Lerman
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This week on Facing the Future, we take a deep dive into the broken federal budget appropriations process in Congress with journalist David Lerman, editor of Congressional Quarterly Budget (CQ Budget). Lerman previously covered national security, defense spending, and foreign…
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The 1992 Tsongas Campaign and the Birth of The Concord Coalition

Jan 6, 2022
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This week on Facing the Future, we kicked off the 30th anniversary of The Concord Coalition’s founding by talking with Kitty Kurth, a veteran of the 1992 Paul Tsongas presidential campaign who would later that year become the first ever…
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As 2021 Comes to a Close, Unfinished Business Dominates 2022 Congressional Agenda

Jan 4, 2022
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For our last Facing the Future program of 2021, I gathered an all-star panel of Concord Coalition staff including: Policy Director Tori Gorman, Chief Economist Steve Robinson, National Field Director Phil Smith, Deputy Director Chris Colligan, and our newest staff…
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Political Dysfunction Confronts Inflation and Debt

Dec 17, 2021
Special Guest: Paul Hodes, Matt Robinson
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This week on Facing the Future, we looked at congressional dysfunction; whether it has grown in recent years and why it matters. Our guests were former Congressman Paul Hodes, Democrat of New Hampshire, and political analyst Matt Robison, who served…
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The Arrhythmia of Federal Finances

Sep 22, 2021
Special Guest: Peter Fisher
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This week on Facing the Future, Tori Gorman and I discussed balance sheets, risk, and the “arrhythmia of finance'' with Peter Fisher, Senior Fellow at the Center for Business, Government & Society at the Tuck School of Business at…
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Negotiating Infrastructure as Concord Hits the Road

Sep 9, 2021
Special Guest: Carolyn Bordeaux,
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Big Budget Challenges Loom in September

Sep 3, 2021
Special Guest: Austin Smythe
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This week on Facing the Future our guest was Austin Smythe who has over 30 years of experience working in both the legislative and executive branches of the Federal government. Concord Coalition Policy Director Tori Gorman joined the conversation…
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Why the Debt Limit Doesn’t Control the Debt

Jul 15, 2021
Special Guest: Susan Irving
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This week on Facing the Future we looked at the nation’s statutory debt limit. What is it? Why doesn’t it work to control the growing debt and are there viable alternatives? To get answers and perspectives, we talked to Susan…
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Kerrey and Danforth: Address the Debt and Meet in the Middle

Jul 2, 2021
Special Guest: Bob Kerrey and Jack Danforth
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This week on Facing the Future, we welcomed back to the program Concord Coalition Co-Chairs, Bob Kerrey and Jack Danforth. The two former U.S. Senators discussed their recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, titled “How Long Can America Keep…
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Navigating Uncharted Waters

Jul 2, 2021
Special Guest: Joe Minarik
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This week on Facing the Future, we got an update on the economic recovery from Joe Minarik, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board. We also heard about an…
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Dead Men Still Ruling: Can We Shift Priorities?

Jun 9, 2021
Special Guest: Eugene Steuerle
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This week on Facing the Future, we looked at some longer-term budget and economic issues that are crucial for understanding President Biden’s policy agenda and whether it would fully address the challenges ahead, Joining me for this discussion was Eugene…
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