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Growing grassroots movement of Americans who care about our economy and fiscal outlook. Stand with us to demand lawmakers stop adding to our national debt.
In a guest blog, @adamnmichel of @catoinstitute shares his thoughts on the OBBBA. He argues that even though tax cuts are too deep, the majority of the revenue reduction comes from keeping taxes from increasing on middle-class families. Read More: concordaction.org/news/us-fiscal…
NEW: Molly Reynolds of the @brookingsinst joined Facing The Future to talk appropriations, the possibility of a government shutdown in the fall, and whether spending power is shifting from Congress to the executive branch. Listen here: concordcoalition.org/facing-the-fut…
“We saw a little preview of this at the time that the president suggested massive tariff increases. That could be a miniature version of what we might face on a much larger scale," former IN Gov. Mitch Daniels warns of a looming U.S. fiscal crisis: concordcoalition.org/facing-the-fut…
Early this AM, the Senate passed the President’s $9.4B rescissions package. With the House poised for a final vote as early as this afternoon and another rescissions package potentially on the horizon, read more about how the rescissions process works: concordaction.org/news/blogs/con…
Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels joined @ConcordC Facing the Future to discuss the federal budget outlook and warned that a fiscal crisis in the United States now seems inevitable. Listen here: concordcoalition.org/facing-the-fut…
"I’m of two minds about the rescissions package. I like the fact that they followed the law. [...] On the other hand, they’re targeting foreign aid in a way that’s [...] not particularly good for the country.” @AEI's Jim Capretta on Facing the Future concordcoalition.org/facing-the-fut…
NEW: Attacking GAO and CBO may score political points, but doing so sabotages Congress’s own capacity to govern. Read our blog on why defending these institutions matters for Congress, for democracy, and for the American taxpayer: concordaction.org/news/blogs/in-…
NEW: The July 18 deadline for the Senate to pass President Trump’s $9.4B rescissions package is rapidly approaching. Our blog explains the history of rescissions and how they fit into the larger question of presidential impoundment powers: concordaction.org/news/blogs/con…
In a guest blog, economist @economistmom takes a closer look at how both high cost and skewed distributional impacts make the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" inefficient and unwise economic policy. Read more: concordaction.org/news/blogs/the…
Our Executive Director @CarolynConcord is the Weekend Interview on @FederalNewswire, talking about bringing fiscal responsibility to the federal budget process and the need for pragmatic, bipartisan reforms. Read more: thefederalnewswire.com/stories/673860…
“We're all standing in a hole that's 10 ft underground ... trying to figure out how we're going to get out of this mess. And this bill basically says, ‘well, the first thing we need to do is go down 2 more feet.” - @AEI's Jim Carpetta on Facing the Future. concordcoalition.org/facing-the-fut…
OUT NOW: @AEI's Jim Carpetta joined Facing The Future to discuss the 2025 Medicare Trustees Report, the aftermath of OBBBA, and how federal budget rules are deepening societal differences. Listen here: concordcoalition.org/facing-the-fut…
The proposed cuts to the Government Accountability Office’s FY 2026 budget would make Congress a less effective institution and weaken the ability of the GAO to oversee the fiscal integrity of our government. We urge Congress to reconsider these cuts: rstreet.org/outreach/organ…
An excellent and frightening report by @CNBC on the danger that America’s national debt and deficits pose. The consequences of our fiscal irresponsibility have already begun to arrive, and this is a timely warning that we must change course.
America's Deficit Reckoning: How the U.S. debt spiral could spark a crisis cnbc.com/2025/07/07/how…
"By passing the OBBA, the most expensive bill in decades, Congress has put our country’s economic well-being in great danger and raised the risk of a serious debt crisis." — @CarolynConcord responds to the House passing the OBBA. Read the full statement: concordaction.org/news/press-rel…
"This legislation is unlikely to create the economic boom promised but instead will make the ball and chain of debt around the ankle of our economy even heavier." - @CarolynConcord talks about responsible budgeting & OBBBA exclusively for @InsideSourcesDC dcjournal.com/republicans-ar…
Senate Republicans are using “current policy” baseline to make the reconciliation bill look fiscally responsible while hiding nearly $4T in new debt. Read more about how this approach undermines transparency, accountability, & the entire budget process: concordaction.org/news/blogs/how…