The Concord Coalition

A nationwide, grass roots organization advocating generationally responsible fiscal policy.

Concord Presents The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour
Public figures and thinkers with diverse perspectives are traveling the country to discuss our nation's budgetary challenges and entitlement problems.
Learn More | Watch & Listen | Iowa Public Television Coverage
David Walker's 60 Minutes Feature (Video)
National Debt Hits $9 trillion | "The Jaco Report" featuring Robert Bixby and David Walker
Traveling Economists Sound Alarm on Fiscal Crisis | AEI Forum-Another Warning for Medicare?

Recent Publications

Concord in the News

	Taking Back Our Fiscal Future (Joint Publication, 03/31/08)
	The House and Senate Debate Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Resolution (Issue Brief, 03/12/08)
	Will the First Boomer Budget be a Bust? (Issue Brief, 03/03/08)
	More Publications ....

	"3 Candidates With 3 Financial Plans, but One Deficit," By Larry Rohter and Michael Cooper (New York Times)
	"Federal budget high wire act," By Robert L. Bixby (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
	"Everyman's mortgage crisis," By Debra J. Saunders (San Francisco Chronicle)
	More In the News ...

Educator's Tools & Games

Highlights and Favorites

	Online Penny Game (Teacher Version)
	Principles and Priorities

	America's Economy: Headed for Crisis (Fact Sheet)
	"It's Time to Pay Our Bills: Americans' Perspectives on the National Debt," From FacingUp.org, a Public Agenda Project
	Facing Facts Quarterly
	Key Questions (2008): (Booklet)
	Issue Briefs
	A Fiscal Wake Up Call (PDF Version)
	New York Times Ad: An Open Letter to the President and Congress: The American People Can Handle the Truth. Will You?

Budget Facts

	Status of FY08 Appropriations Bills
	Concord's Budget Chart Talk (Talking Points) (Powerpoint Version)
	Concord Coalition Plausible Baseline: 2008 to 2018
	National Debt Fact Sheet
	More Budget & Debt Information ..

The Concord Coalition is a nonpartisan grassroots organization dedicated to informing the public about the need for generationally responsible fiscal policy. Former U.S. Senators Warren B. Rudman (R-NH) and Bob Kerrey (D-NE) serve as Co-Chairs of The Concord Coalition. Former Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson serves as President. The Concord Coalition was founded in 1992 by Rudman, Peterson and the late Senator Paul E. Tsongas (D-MA).