This week on Facing the Future, we hear from Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Molly Reynolds who specializes in researching Congress. She says the failure of Congress to do the most basic things like pass an annual budget due to partisan polarization and dysfunction weakens the institution and dilutes its constitutionally protected role of appropriating government funds. At the same time, this emboldens Presidents to take unilateral executive actions such as forgiving student loans that cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars.
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The Next Four Years: Challenges and Opportunities
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Pro-Growth, Legal Immigration
Pro-Growth Social Security Reform
Post-Pandemic Health Care Reform
Looking Ahead: Telehealth and National Debt
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Common Ground Requires Conversation
Pandemic Relief: Long-Term Care and Payroll Taxes
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COVID-19: An Epidemiologist's View
Spreading Virus Brings Economic Flatline
Favorable Position, Unsustainable Policy
CBO Director on the Good, Bad and Uncertain
QUEST: Out of the Trough, Into the Unknown
What an Economic Recovery Plan Could Look Like
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