Unconventional Monetary Policy, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has chosen not to make available to the public include the following.
Federal Reserve: Unconventional Monetary Policy Options, February 19, 2013
Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Legal Issues, February 14, 2013
Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements: Issues in Innovation and Competitiveness, February 15, 2013
Unauthorized Aliens: Policy Options for Providing Targeted Immigration Relief, February 13, 2013
Cars, Trucks, and Climate: EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases from Mobile Sources, February 14, 2013
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress, February 15, 2013
Exemptions for Firearms in Bankruptcy, February 15, 2013
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In an ideal world, we would not have state or federal climate intervention research bans. We would have researchers and institutions that would not shy away from revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly of these technologies and doing so responsibly.
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