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AAF examines the difference between the female labor force outcomes in the United States and Europe.
This massive minimum wage hike would cost the state 382,200 jobs.
AAF examines the implications of Buy America regulations on U.S.-based infrastructure projects.
We propose an income-tested program specifically for paid parental leave and outline how it would work.
July 21, 2017
The Daily Dish
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Patrick Hefflinger
Yesterday Sen. John Thune (R-SD) said that President Trump’s infrastructure plan will likely be delayed to “sometime next year.” The delay follows…
July 20, 2017
Comments for the Record
Chad Miller
On June 22, 2017, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a Federal Register notice seeking public comments regarding regulations to be repealed…
Research
Ben Gitis, Tara O'Herlihy
The new $14 minimum wage initiative would cost the state between 84,800 and 113,200 jobs.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is expected to release a report today highlighting the progress the Trump Administration has made on regulatory…
Insight
July 20, 2017 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Charles Schumer Democratic…
July 19, 2017
Tara O'Neill Hayes
In order for a manufacturer’s drugs to be covered by the Medicaid program, the manufacturer must agree to participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program…
Gordon Gray
Under current law, base defense funding will face a nominal cut of about $2 billion in FY2018 due to spending restrictions imposed by the Budget Control…
Yesterday the House Appropriations committee approved a spending measure seeking $1.8 billion for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) cyber…
July 18, 2017
Yesterday the Trump Administration announced that the current nitrogen dioxide pollution concentration standard will stay in place. The Environmental…
July 17, 2017
Tara O'Neill Hayes, Anna Catalanotto
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was established as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA).
While major health and tax reform legislation remains bogged down on Capitol Hill, the Trump Administration continues to pursue meaningful policy reforms…
Week in Regulation
Dan Goldbeck
It was yet another relatively quiet week in the regulatory realm. The only notable action was a finalized set of energy efficiency standards for walk-in…
Yesterday on Meet the Press, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) said the debate on the Senate GOP’s health care bill will be an “open process” where members…
July 16, 2017
On Friday, the Trump Administration quietly released the “mid-session” budget update and defied years of tradition by projecting a deficit worse than…
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
This week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is expected to release the cost estimate, or “score,” for the revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation…
July 14, 2017
Infographic
Today the American Action Forum released an infographic examining federal burdens imposed upon the nuclear industry. AAF research finds that each year…
Yesterday the House Ways and Means Committee approved a bipartisan bill limiting when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can seize taxpayer money. The…
July 13, 2017
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Jonathan Keisling, Gordon Gray
Executive Summary Today, the Medicare Trustees issued their annual report detailing the financial state of America’s two largest entitlement…
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis of the Trump Administration’s first budget.
Brianna Fernandez
Introduction On July 10th, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló announced three new appointments to the newly formed Democracy Commission. Those…
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July 20, 2017
Comments for the Record
Public Comment for Department of Education: Evaluation of Existing Regulations
Chad Miller
On June 22, 2017, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a Federal Register notice seeking public comments regarding regulations to be repealed…