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Concord Coalition’s Robert Bixby talked about federal spending and raising the debt limit, as well as efforts to avoid another government shutdown.

This program previewed President Joe Biden’s first speech to a Joint Session of Congress, his $1.8 trillion plan for child care, universal pre-K and free community college, and a Supreme Cou…

Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swage, and a group of fiscal and monetary experts, participated in a virtual discussion on a post-pandemic economy hosted by the Concord Coalitio…

Robert Bixby, Concord Coalition executive director, talks about the national debt, which is now approaching $23 trillion. He talks about what got us here and how the nation can begin to put …

Concord Coalition’s Robert Bixby discusses the debate over federal spending and raising the debt limit.

Concord Coalition’s Robert Bixby talked about the September 30, 2018, government funding deadline.

Robert Bixby talked about the impact of the U.S. debt and deficit in light of the Republican tax reform law. Mr. Bixby began by responding to several charts on the national debt. Debtclock.o…

Robert Bixby Stan Collender talked about President Trump’s 2018 budget outline, which included increased military spending, domestic spending cuts, and changes to tax and entitlement policy.

Panelist talked about the 2016 election results and the impact health care policy, the future of the Affordable Care Act, and what to expect if the law were to be repealed. “Obamacare a…

Panelists analyzed the 2016 election results, their impact on the budgetary process in the lame-duck session of Congress, and how President-elect Trump could work with the new Congress in 20…

Robert Bixby analyzed the fiscal year 2016 budget resolution passed by the House the previous week and that the Senate was scheduled to begin debating later that day. Topics included defense…

Former Senators Bob Kerrey (D-NE) and Jack Danforth (R-MO) talked about Congress and the federal budget. Twenty years ago both were members of a bipartisan commission examining Social Securi…

Panelists talked about legislative opportunities for the 114th Congress to reform the nation’s budget and fiscal priorities.

Robert Bixby talked about the status of negotiations in the Budget Conference Committee and its looming December 13 deadline to come up with a budget compromise that would fund the federal g…

Robert Bixby talked about Treasury Department statistics that showed thefederal deficit had fallen 37.6 percent thus far for fiscal year 2013. He also discussed the impact of Obama administr…

Fiscal policy scholars assessed the impact of deficit reduction on the economy. The speakers provided policy recommendations for reducing the deficit and achieving economic growth. They also…

Robert Bixby talked about the “fiscal cliff,” referring to impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress cannot reach a new budget agreement, and he responded to tel…

Panelists compared and contrasted President Obama and Mitt Romney’s domestic policy agendas. Topics included the economy, deficit reduction, the 2010 health care law, and Social Security and…

Robert Bixby spoke about the work of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction and its failure to develop a deficit reduction plan by November 23. He focused on the potential impact of…

Panelists spoke about the work of the Joint Select Committee of Deficit Reduction, urging the committee to seek deficit reductions of $4 trillion or more compared to the proposed $1.5 trilli…