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{{#badges:FTD}}The '''Concord Coalition''' a 501(c)(3) non-profit that describes itself as "a non-partisan, grassroots organization."<ref>Concord Coalition, "[http://www.concordcoalition.org/mission-statement/ Mission Statement]," organizational website, accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> It is devoted to inciting fear of federal budget deficits and slashing earned benefit programs such as [[Social Security]] and [[Medicare]]. According to the organization, "The Concord Coalition was founded in 1992 by the late former Senator Paul Tsongas (D-MA), former Senator [[Warren Bruce Rudman]] (R-NH), and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce [[Peter G. Peterson]]. Former Senator [[Bob Kerrey]] (D-NE) was named a co-chair of the Concord Coalition in January 2002."<ref>Concord Coalition, [http://concordcoalition.org/ Concord Coalition], organizational website, accessed 2003.</ref> The organization is a partner in Pete Peterson's [[Fix the Debt]] Campaign.