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CFTC Report Offers a Roadmap for Financial Services Climate Regulation in a Biden Administration
Regardless of whether or not he will have a cooperative Democratic Senate majority, President-elect Biden has clearly signaled an intent to pursue an all-of-government approach to combatting climate change. In recent years, recognition of the systemic risks posed by climate change and the potential impact of financial services action has led to the adoption of…
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COVID-19 Risks vs. Growth Continuum
As America continues to take action to slow the spread of the coronavirus and Congress works through its next steps on COVID-19 response, a new debate is beginning over the health and economic tradeoffs of prevention measures like social distancing and business closures. President Trump kickstarted the debate with his comment that, “I would love to…
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Congress’ Next Steps on COVID-19 Response
While there is still a bit of work left to do on the third piece of the federal response/stimulus to COVID-19, with action expected in the House, many are looking to what’s next while at the same time clearly understanding what has been done to date. To that end, FTP’s research and graphics team has…
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What Happened in Houston: Takeaways from the Third Democratic Debate
Last night, Democrats held their third round of presidential primary debates at Texas Southern University. Thanks to more stringent qualification requirements, for the first time, debates were limited to one night and all of the top contenders were face to face. As a result, candidates had more time and space to delve into the issues,…
