Episodes

Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wash, Rinse, Repeat: Reconciliation
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
On the latest Facing the Future we were joined by Jon Lieber, a Capitol Hill veteran of many important budget negotiations and the current Managing Director of the Eurasia Group and Tori Gorman, Policy Director of The Concord Coalition. We reviewed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, the politics of immigration, and more.

Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Detailed Proposals and Fond Farewells
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director, Robert L. Bixby, Concord’s Policy Director, Tori Gorman, Concord's National Field Director, Phil Smith, and Director of Health Policy for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Josh Gordon. They discuss COVID relief, PAYGO, sequestration, infrastructure investment, CRFB’s Health Savers Initiative, and more.

Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
We Need a Strategic Plan
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Chase is joined on the show by former Comptroller General of the United States, David M. Walker, Concord Coalition Executive Director, Robert L. Bixby, and Concord’s Policy Director, Tori Gorman. They discuss the latest COVID relief package, the idea of a Fiscal Sustainability Commission, and highlights from Walker’s latest book, which looks ahead to what America might look like in 2040.

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Time to Put the Genie Back in the Bottle?
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director, Robert L. Bixby, Concord's Policy Director, Tori Gorman, and Bill Hoagland, a senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center. They discuss the ongoing reconciliation process. Also during the program, an interview with Hamilton Project Director and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Wendy Edelberg, on COVID-19 relief proposals, which was recorded as part of a recent webinar.

Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Reconciling Differences: COVID Relief and Immigration Reform
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director, Robert L. Bixby, Concord's Policy Director, Tori Gorman, and former ambassador and immigration attorney, George Bruno. They discuss immigration reform, the ongoing reconciliation process in Congress, and COVID-19 relief.

Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Vaccine Distributors and Accountants
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Chase is joined on the show by Robin Abbott, CEO of the New Hampshire Society of CPAs, and Matt DiLoreto, vice president of state government affairs for the Healthcare Distribution Alliance. They discuss how the pandemic, recent changes in tax law, and COVID-19 legislation have impacted CPAs and the role of wholesalers in vaccine distribution, including bumps in the road, successes, and improvements.

Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Providing Help Where It's Needed Most
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Chase is joined on the show by Ben Gitis, a senior policy analyst for the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Economic Policy Project, Concord Coalition Executive Director, Robert L. Bixby, and Concord's Policy Director, Tori Gorman. They discuss policies aimed at helping workers and families, as well as the latest on COVID-19 relief legislation and the budget process.

Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Shape of Things to Come: Five Imperatives for Policymakers
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Chase is joined on the show by Richard Jackson, president of the Global Aging Institute, and Concord Coalition Executive Director, Robert L. Bixby. They discuss the fourth issue brief in GAI and Concord's series, "The Shape of Things to Come." The brief is titled “Five Imperatives for an Aging America."

Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director, Bob Bixby, and former U.S. Senators Bob Kerrey (D-NE) and Jack Danforth (R-MO). They discuss bipartisanship, leadership, and rebuilding the economy in a fiscally responsible manner after the nation brings the COVID-19 pandemic to an end.

Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
GAO: Guardrails Needed for Long-Term Fiscal Policy
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director, Bob Bixby, and Gene Dodaro, the Comptroller General of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office. They discuss the roles of the Comptroller General, the history of the GAO, some of GAO’s reports and tools relative to fiscal policy, as well as the importance of finding common ground in policymaking as the new Congress begins and Biden Administration takes office.