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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…

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

Current and former congressional leaders paid tribute to former New Hampshire Senator Warren B. Rudman who died November 19, 2012, at the age of 82. Senator Rudman was best remembered as a k…

A bipartisan group of former government officials and members of Congress talked about federal debt and the nation’s long-term fiscal challenges. All of the panelists agreed that political g…

Participants talked about newly enacted health care reforms and the impact of the reforms on the deficit. Following their prepared remarks they answered questions from the audience.

At the Concord Coalition’s Fiscal Wake-Up Tour dinner, delegates presented the principles and proposed fiscal reforms they had developed during the Youth Entitlement Summit (YES). Isabel Saw…

After some introductory remarks, President Clinton and members of Congress spoke about the need for a national dialogue on Social Security reform. In his remarks, the president used several …

The Concord Coalition hosted a forum that looked at whether changes in process and policy could help policy makers rethink budgetary commitments and distinguish between various necessities. …

The Brookings Institute and New America Foundation and other Public Policy institutions hosted a forum on Fiscal Policy. Senator John McCain R-Arizona and Senator Joe Lieberman D-Connecticut…

Participants talked about budget issues and entitlement reform. Among the topics he addressed were Social Security solvency, budget deficits, and budget predictions. Following their remarks …

Participants talked with reporters about saving federal dollars for the future through budget policy, tax cuts, and disciplined use of the federal budget surplus. Among the issues they addre…

In a town hall-style forum, President Clinton and others talked with audience members about Social Security. Ms. Borger served as moderator.

President Bill Clinton gave a speech on the Future of Social security at a bipartisan Congressional delegation and policy analysts.

Members of the first and second panels took questions from a demographically selected audience. They examined the principles for Social Security reform and various alternatives, including di…

Gwen Ifill moderated a discussion among scholars of the problems facing Social Security. They examined how the system can be changed to uphold benefit promises, which included some options t…

Panelists discussed savings and future U.S. economic growth. They examined the role of federal budget deficits, or dissavings, and fiscal policy on long-term economic growth. They also took …

Several Concord Coalition officials talked about the importance of personal savings in long-term forecasts of the U.S. economy and offered ideas on policies to increase savings rates. They a…

Panelists talk about how federal tax policy impacts personal savings and offered ideas on how tax policy could be altered to promote higher savings rates. They also took questions from the a…

The Concord Coalition honored Senators Alan Simpson, R-Wyoming and Bob Kerrey, D-New England, at their annual Economic Patriot Dinner. In their remarks, they talked about their efforts to co…

Panelists spoke about the complex relationship between the federal budget deficit and debt and the U.S. economy. They examined how the debt influences the economy on both macro and micro lev…