Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made readily available to the public include the following.
Millennium Challenge Corporation, April 12, 2012
The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress, April 12, 2012
U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices, April 13, 2012
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Statistics and Programs, April 12, 2012
U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics, April 11, 2012
The new alignment signals a clear shift in priorities: offices dedicated to clean energy and energy efficiency have been renamed, consolidated, or eliminated, while new divisions elevate hydrocarbons, fusion, and a combined Office of AI & Quantum.
We came out of the longest shutdown in history and we are all worse for it. Who won the shutdown fight? It doesn’t matter – Americans lost. And there is a chance we run it all back again in a few short months.
Promising examples of progress are emerging from the Boston metropolitan area that show the power of partnership between researchers, government officials, practitioners, and community-based organizations.
Americans trade stocks instantly, but spend 13 hours on tax forms. They send cash by text, but wait weeks for IRS responses. The nation’s revenue collector ranks dead last in citizen satisfaction. The problem isn’t just paperwork — it’s how the government builds.