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Employment Weakness Calls for Stronger Transportation Bill Article
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) argued that the EU ETS aviation program “is a clear violation of international law that puts U.S. air carriers at a competitive disadvantage, kills U.S. aviation jobs, and may lead to a trade war.” Clearly, though, any form of compliance with this bill will put U.S. air carriers at a competitive disadvantage and potentially destroy thousands of jobs in the airline industry. (AP/Lawrence Jackson)

Employment Weakness Calls for Stronger Transportation Bill

Donna Cooper explains how a current proposal to reduce federal spending on badly needed roads improvement will also be a drag on employment—at the worst possible time.

Donna Cooper

Energy Article

Energy

This is the latest in a weekly series of talking points from CAP’s Doing What Works team showing how we can make smart budget cuts and targeted investments that boost government efficiency—not gut essential services.

John Griffith

Tax Ex-Spend-Itures Article

Tax Ex-Spend-Itures

Seth Hanlon explains how the debt limit debate underway in Washington isn’t really about spending versus taxes, as conservatives claim—it’s about whether conservative lawmakers are willing to put wasteful tax code spending on the chopping block.

Seth Hanlon

Health Care Article

Health Care

The latest in a weekly series from CAP’s Doing What Works team showing how we can make smart budget cuts that boost government efficiency, not gut essential services.

Kristina Costa

Good News on Deficit Reduction Article
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, is pictured above. Last week’s Senate vote, with more than two-thirds of Republicans voting to end a special subsidy for the ethanol industry, was a clear rebuke of Norquist and a welcome embrace of fiscal reality. (AP/Yuri Gripas)

Good News on Deficit Reduction

Seth Hanlon and Michael Linden are delighted conservatives in Congress may agree that $1 trillion in tax subsidies can be cut to reduce federal spending.

Seth Hanlon, Michael Linden

Procurement Article

Procurement

This is the latest in a weekly series from CAP's Doing What Works team showing how we can make smart budget cuts that boost government efficiency, not gut essential services.

John Griffith

The Justice Gap Report
Hilda Garcia, right, and Marcial Guardado wait to finalize filling their divorce papers at a free divorce workshop at the Los Angeles County Superior Court's Resource Center for Self-Represented Litigants. More people are opting to represent themselves in civil court matters because they don't have the money to afford an attorney. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

The Justice Gap

Congress should help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Legal Services Corporation to better serve civil legal aid programs.

Alan Houseman

When Second Best Is the Best We Can Do Report
Informational pamphlets are posted at the Los Angeles County Superior Court Resource Center for Self-Represented Litigants at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

When Second Best Is the Best We Can Do

We must keep pressing for more lawyers while doing everything we can to make the courts less impenetrable for people who struggle to use them without legal representation.

Peter Edelman

Grounds for Objection Report
People gather at the Los Angeles County Superior Court's Resource Center for Self-represented Litigants at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. More people are opting to represent themselves in civil court matters because they don't have the money to afford an attorney. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Grounds for Objection

A significant number of people are unable to afford legal assistance, a serious problem for both litigants and courts, writes Joy Moses.

Joy Moses

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