The Biden Administration hits its one-year anniversary, Congress takes up antitrust legislation aimed at Big Tech, and airlines battle the expansion of 5G. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to share his thoughts.

Rapid inflation is still squeezing our paychecks, and the coronavirus is still wreaking havoc on our lives and economy. So, what is the outlook for the new year? AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin shares his thoughts in the first episode of 2022.

 
Links Mentioned:

• RegRodeo
• The Fed Gets Tough(er) on Inflation
• There’s a Sausage Policy Joke Here Somewhere
• Closing the Regulatory Books on 2021
• Antitrust Is Not Anti-inflation Policy
• The (Evident) Demise of the BBBA
• The Outlook for Regulation and the Biden Administration

Congress is on track to raise the debt ceiling, there’s the National Defense Authorization Act, the so-called “China Bill”—and of course, the Build Back Better Act. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss what happens in 2021, and what gets punted to next year.

Links Mentioned:

• • Implications of Alternative Futures for the Build Back Better Act
  • More Than Just a Case of the Clevers?
  • Drug Pricing (Again)
  • Highlights of the Fall Regulatory Agenda
  • Dear CBO…

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin and AAF Director of Labor Market Policy Isabel Soto join us to discuss the state of the labor market—where we are in the recovery, remaining challenges, and the potential impact of Washington policies.

Currently, the biggest issues in Washington are the looming CBO score of the Build Back Better Act, the freshly signed infrastructure bill, and inflation. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss all three.

Links Mentioned:

• The Results of COP26
• CBO and the Reconciliation Process
• Inflation News Roundup
• The BIF Is Becoming Law
• Inflation News Roundup

It seems everyone is talking about the impact of the recent elections on President Biden’s agenda in 2021, and beyond. The question is, will the left pull back—or double down? AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss.

Links Mentioned:

• Is the BBBF A Climate Bill?
• Policy Toward Supply Chain Blockages
• Build Back Better Version 27.3 (Beta)
• The Inflation Outlook

As President Biden's health care agenda makes its way through Congress, there is a tremendous amount of uncertainty—both about the impact of the proposals and their costs. In this episode of the AAF Exchange, AAF Director of Health Care Policy Christopher Holt and health care expert Steve Parente join us to discuss their analysis of the president’s health care proposals.

Washington D.C. is in a “hurry up and wait” mode where it’s facing critical deadlines and massive policy changes—but not much is actually happening. AAF’s Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray joins us to talk about Washington’s big policy fights—the debt limit, and the reconciliation and infrastructure bills—as well as his predictions for September’s monthly jobs numbers.

Links Mentioned:

What Really Happens If the Federal Government Hits the Debt Limit? – Gordon Gray

The clock is ticking on two critical deadlines—namely, the debt limit and end of the fiscal year. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss these showdowns, as well as the latest on the reconciliation package and the state of the economy.

Links Mentioned:

• The Ins and Outs of the Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Legislation - Gordon Gray
• Reconciliation and the Clean Electricity Performance Program - Ewelina Czapla

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss the latest on the infrastructure bill, the reconciliation package, and the state of the economy.

Links Mentioned:

• In “Highlights of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,” Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray explains how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, passed by the Senate and being considered by the House, was supposed to be a paid-for infrastructure investment measure but borrowed financing and arcane budgetary treatment of spending make reality different than advertising.
• In “Ending Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and its Effect on Unemployment Claims,” Director of Labor Policy Isabel Soto looks at data from the 24 states that chose to end the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation prior to the program’s expiration to determine the supplement’s impact on UI claims.
• In “Assessing the Biden Promises: Infrastructure, Taxes, and Growth,” AAF commissioned Tax Policy Advisers LLC to assess the macroeconomic implications of the tax and infrastructure proposals in then-presidential candidate Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan.

President Biden signed a sweeping executive order on competition, Americans are facing inflation, and Congress is wheeling and dealing to get an infrastructure package passed before the August recess. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss the latest news.

President Biden's administration is currently examining whether he can offer a blanket $10,000 in student loan forgiveness to every borrower. AAF Data and Policy Analyst Tom Lee joins us to discuss this proposal and its potential implications.

The Biden Administration is transparently seeking to change and expand the role of the federal government. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss three policy areas of prominent growth.

Many assumed they would see a wave of regulations from the new Biden Administration—but has that been the case? AAF Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Bosch and AAF Senior Regulatory Policy Analyst Dan Goldbeck joins us to discuss everything from the Unified Agenda to climate policy.

There’s been big news on a variety of fronts recently, but this week we're focusing on two key areas—the Biden Administration's climate and supply-chain policies. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss the most notable aspects of each.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that the G7 countries reached an agreement to back a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent. AAF's Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray joins us to discuss the ins and outs of this proposal.

President Biden attempted a quiet release of his fiscal year '22 budget, but it still made a huge amount of news. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss the most notable aspects of the Biden budget.

The nation's pipeline security made news following a cyberattack that forced a brief shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, and a gas shortage in the Southeast. On this episode of the AAF Exchange, AAF's Director of Energy Policy Ewelina Czapla joins us to discuss her latest insight on the issue.

The April jobs report showed that only 266,000 jobs were added last month, but the Department of Labor estimates that U.S. businesses have a record 8.1 million job openings. What's going on? AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss.

The Biden Administration made the controversial decision to support waiving certain IP protections for COVID-19 related drugs and products. AAF Analyst Tom Lee and Director of Health Care Policy Christopher Holt join us to discuss their latest insight into this shift.

Just four months in, President Biden has already proposed about $6 trillion in new spending and a bevy of new taxes. From the American Rescue Plan to the American Jobs Plan, AAF's President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the possible impact of the president's biggest spending and tax proposals.

In response to the pandemic, the federal government channeled trillions of dollars in financial assistance to the economy, most prominently through the Paycheck Protection Program. AAF's Director of Financial Services Policy Thomas Wade joins us to discuss the impact, mechanics, and future of this program.

Would President Biden’s $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan truly be pro-growth? AAF's President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses his new research assessing the president's promises on infrastructure, taxes, and growth, as well as the latest iteration of the Green New Deal.

AAF's Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray busts the top myths about the tax increases in President Biden’s $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan in this episode of the AAF Exchange.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin dives into what we know about President Biden’s $2.5 trillion American Jobs Plan and its potential impact.

President Biden just included the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act in his American Jobs Plan. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin and special guest labor attorney Michael Lotito join us to discuss how this legislation may impact labor and employment laws in the United States.

AAF Director of Labor Market Policy Isabel Soto joins us to discuss the main provisions in the Protecting the Right to Organize, or PRO, Act, and their likely impacts if they become law.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been stories and images of long lines at food banks. AAF Director of Human Welfare Policy Tara O’Neill Hayes joins us to discuss her research on the current state of food insecurity and some counterintuitive conclusions.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin dives into the long-term impacts of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package and examines other congressional proposals in this episode of the AAF Exchange.

AAF Director of Health Care Policy Christopher Holt dives into the current proposals surrounding the ACA as well as its trajectory as a law.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin dives into the economic implications of the American Rescue Plan and considers the minimum wage and taxpayer subsidies to corporations.

AAF’s Director of Technology and Innovation Policy Jennifer Huddleston joins us to discuss Senator Klobuchar's antitrust bill and what it could mean for antitrust enforcement, tech companies, and consumers.

From antitrust legislation to regulatory, energy, and health policy, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses a host of important policy issues that are being overshadowed this week.

Did the Trump Administration's final regulatory tally meet expectations? What does the regulatory future look like under the Biden Administration? AAF Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Bosch joins us to discusses recent reg news and what to expect.

In this episode of the AAF Exchange, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses President Biden’s flurry of executive orders and the latest iteration of a COVID-19 stimulus package.

From the current state of the economy to vaccine distribution to policy legacy, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us for the first episode of 2021 by answering some of our most pressing, economic questions.

After reviewing the ongoing negotiations over a pandemic support package and briefly surveying the economic impact of the pandemic, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin peers into 2021 and assesses the policy debates ahead.

From President-elect Biden’s nominations to COVID-19 relief package negotiations, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the current state of play in this episode of The AAF Exchange.

AAF Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray discusses the end-of-year budget showdown, the impact of the elections on negotiations, and the potential for addressing the core drivers of the debt in this episode of the AAF Exchange.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the 2020 presidential election, what Congress has to get done during the lame-duck session, and what we should expect to see from a Biden Administration.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses lessons from the 2009 stimulus package, Joe Biden’s tax hikes and green economy proposals, and the continued impact of COVID-19 on the economy in this episode of the AAF Exchange.

In this episode of the AAF Exchange, AAF Director of Health Care Policy Christopher Holt discusses the potential outcomes for the Affordable Care Act in California v Texas, the loss of health coverage amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and how some Americans are reluctant to take a vaccine for COVID-19.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses growing concerns about a second wave of coronavirus infections, the latest on business closings and cutbacks, and the possibility of another aid package in this episode of the AAF Exchange.

AAF's Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Bosch discusses the Trump Administration's FY2020 regulatory budget, the biggest rules over the last year, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected regulatory activity in this episode of The AAF Exchange.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the first presidential debate, the views of President Trump and Vice President Biden on health care coverage, and continuing negotiation over federal aid amid the COVID-19 pandemic in this episode of the AAF Exchange.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses how the vacancy left by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsberg may affect Congress's work, the impact of COVID-19 on insurance coverage, and expectations for a COVID-19 vaccine in this episode of the AAF Exchange.

Is another aid package dead? Where do we go from here? AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the latest in coronavirus and economic news.

What's in the GOP’s "skinny" COVID-19 relief package? AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin walks us through the package as well as AAF's latest research on the federal unemployment supplement and the August jobs report.

New reports are coming out about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin walks us through these results as well as issues concerning school closings and surprise medical bills.

From the Republican Convention to the potential for a double-dip recession, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the latest in economic and policy news. 

From the status of unemployment benefits to the likely impact of a payroll tax deferral, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin walks us through the latest economic news—including Russia’s claim to have a COVID-19 vaccine.

It's been almost a week since the federal unemployment supplement expired. Where are we with the negotiations? What are the main sticking points? Will Congress get a deal? AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses these concerns and more in this episode of the AAF Exchange.

This week, the biggest issue in Washington is the "what" and "when" of the next coronavirus aid package. In this episode of The AAF Exchange, President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the legislative package’s major components.

What has the U.S. done right in response to COVID-19? Where could the U.S. have improved its response? AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses this and the negotiations over the next legislative package in this episode of The AAF Exchange.

Where do negotiations for unemployment supplements stand, and what will Congress include in its next response package to COVID-19? AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses these questions in this episode of The AAF Exchange.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the economic impact of the latest surge of COVID-19, and what government leaders can do to help manage this new stage of the crisis.

How can policymakers help safely reopen the economy? Should the tax filing deadline be pushed back again? AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin shares his thoughts as states begin to reopen.

The news around COVID-19 this week has been mixed. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin shares his thoughts on recent economic news as well as what one should look out for as states begin to reopen.

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in some states, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin considers the impact on states' ability to re-open their economies and on consumers' willingness to re-engage.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses his recent testimonies before Congress, how to target aid to those most in need, additional economic indicators to watch for, and the big picture concerning the federal budget.

AAF Labor Market Policy Data Analyst Isabel Soto discusses federal and state labor market interventions in response to COVID-19, including the unemployment insurance supplement in the CARES Act and its implications for our economic recovery.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the surging stock market, the role of consumer confidence in our economic recovery, and Title 4 of the CARES Act.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the phase four package and how the federal response conversation has recently shifted in the latest episode.

What's in the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, and how could it impact the economic recovery? AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains in the latest episode.

With unemployment at an all time high, will we see worse numbers in Quarter 2? AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the path toward economic recovery amid the COVID-19 crisis.

From re-opening the economy to the Defense Protection Act, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the latest developments in the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.

Oil prices, business loans, and health insurance — AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the latest developments in the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the latest developments in the federal government's response to the COVID-19 crisis as well as the topic of “reopening” the economy.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the latest developments in the federal government's response to the COVID-19 crisis and looks ahead to what could come next.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses how—and when—the CARES Act will deliver economic aid.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis and how effective the federal government’s response will be in stabilizing the economy.

AAF’s Director of Human Welfare Policy Tara O'Neill Hayes discusses the looming crisis of long-term care and the factors driving it.

AAF’s Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray discusses President Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2021 and the overall budget process.

AAF’s Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Bosch discusses the Trump Administration’s regulatory budget and its highlights.

Notes:

The Rules that Will Drive the FY 2020 Regulatory Budget

Reg Rodeo

The lurking red tape problem

AAF’s Director of Immigration and Trade Policy Jacqueline Varas gives a rundown of the Trump Administration’s “Phase One” trade deal with China and how it will affect the U.S. economy.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses his study on how the wealth tax proposals from presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren would impact the economy and workers’ income.

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin closes the year with a discussion of 2019’s key economic and fiscal issues, and what to expect in 2020.

AAF’s Director of Immigration and Trade Policy Jacqueline Varas explains her proposal, co-authored with AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin, for building a legal immigration system that encourages economic growth.

AAF’s Director of Health Care Policy Christopher Holt discusses why Medicare for All is the center of many presidential campaigns and what could happen if it was enacted.

AAF’s Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray discusses the debate over funding the government and the likelihood of a government shutdown.

AAF’s Director of Financial Services Policy Thomas Wade discusses the role of the housing finance giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the Trump Administration's proposals to reform them.

Listen in as AAF’s Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Bosch discusses the Trump Administration’s regulatory agenda, how it has fared this past fiscal year, and what the future of regulatory reform looks like.

Are immigrants really hurting the U.S. economy? AAF Director of Immigration and Trade Policy Jacqueline Varas discusses the immigration system and how legal immigration impacts us.

Director of Technology and Innovation Policy Will Rinehart walks listeners through recent campaign proposals for the expansion of broadband in rural areas.

Deputy Director of Health Care Policy Tara O'Neill Hayes walks listeners through the latest reform efforts in drug pricing.

Senate Finance Proposes Reforms to Medicare and Medicaid Drug Policy 

AAF Director of Financial Services Policy Thomas Wade discusses marijuana’s complicated relationship with the American banking system.

Thomas’s Note: When I referred to ‘Class A’, I meant ‘Schedule 1’. Please excuse my British.

AAF President (and former professor) Douglas Holtz-Eakin considers presidential candidates’ popular proposals for student debt forgiveness.

Episode 6 of The AAF Exchange is out! AAF’s Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray discusses the 3 things Congress must do before the end of the year, the long-term budget outlook, and what it's like to testify before Congress.

Episode 5 of The AAF Exchange is out! In this week’s special double interview, AAF’s Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Bosch and Senior Regulatory Policy Analyst Dan Goldbeck discuss the Trump Administration’s regulatory policy.

AAF’s Director of Health Care Policy Chris Holt discusses the issue of high drug prices as well as several proposed solutions for it.

AAF’s Director of Immigration and Trade Policy Jackie Varas explains all things tariffs and trade on Episode 3 of The AAF Exchange. Don’t forget to check out “Eye on Trade," a one-stop shop for keeping up with President Trump’s trade actions and their impact on the U.S. economy.

2018 was a significant year for tech policy. One issue we heard a lot about was Internet privacy and how our data is being used. AAF's Director of Tech and Innovation Policy Will Rinehart joins The AAF Exchange to break down these issues.

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