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Jan 29, 2025 · EXECUTIVE SUMMARY According to the aggregated collection of self-reported estimates from federal agencies, the cumulative total of regulatory costs under the Biden …

Oct 21, 2024 · The AAF plan includes sweeping policy changes to both the revenue and spending sides of the federal budget and would achieve the fiscal goal of roughly stabilizing debt-to …

Oct 9, 2025 · CBO released its final Monthly Budget Review for fiscal year (FY) 2025, showing a $1.8 trillion budget deficit for the year – the net effect of $5.2 trillion of revenue collections and …

Jul 15, 2025 · Executive Summary President Trump has threatened to impose a 10-percent tariff on any country associated with BRICS, a bloc composed primarily of developing countries that …

Aug 26, 2025 · When Congress returns from its August recess on September 2, it will have just 28 days to complete work on the 12 full-year appropriations bills for FY 2026 or enact another …

Sep 9, 2025 · AAF’s Fred Ashton estimates that the payroll jobs could be downwardly revised by between 470,000 to 740,000 fewer jobs. (Fred is a piker; others estimate the downward …

Jan 6, 2025 · As AAF noted this past fall, 2024 saw the total inventory of federal paperwork requirements – accumulated across multiple administrations – reach its apex. The story of …

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