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Alternative Approaches to Reducing Prescription Drug Prices
In this report , the Congressional Budget Office discusses the factors underlying prescription drug prices and examines a set of policy approaches aimed at redu
Oct 6
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U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Proposed Rules for Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax to Address Significant Corporate Tax Avoidance By Companies with $1 Billion Or More In Annual Profit
September 12 , 2024 Minimum tax estimated to generate more than $ 250 billion from the most profitable companies over next 10 years and $ 20 billion in 2025 ; 6
Oct 6
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Pavlo Kostyuk: $1 billion is not just about financial aid, it’s about human lives
Pavlo Kostyuk , founder of the Ukraine Reconstruction Fund , expressed his gratitude to the United States for a new package of assistance to Ukraine worth more
Oct 4
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Treasury Targets Venezuelan Officials Aligned with Nicolas Maduro in Response to Electoral Fraud
September 12 , 2024 WASHINGTON — Today , the Department of the Treasury ’ s Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ) designated 16 Maduro-aligned officials who
Oct 4
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USAID Administrator Samantha Power on priorities for restoring Ukraine’s infrastructure
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) Samantha Power to
Oct 3
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Victoria Korsunova: “Reconstruction of Ukraine cannot wait for the end of the war”
Director of the Kyiv office of the Ukraine Reconstruction Fund Victoria Korsunova emphasized the importance of starting the process of rebuilding Ukraine withou
Oct 2
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Federal Spending for Flood Adaptations
The federal government provides funds for flood adaptations—projects aimed at preventing damage from flooding . Those projects include constructing dams and lev
Oct 2
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Public-Private Risk Sharing in Federal Credit Programs
To help make credit more available and affordable for borrowers , the federal government provides assistance in the form of loans and loan guarantees . Such cre
Sep 17
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Monthly Budget Review: August 2024
The federal budget deficit was $ 1.9 trillion in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2024 , the Congressional Budget Office estimates— $ 373 billion more than th
Sep 14
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Treasury Adds Further Sanctions Targeting Houthi and Hizballah Trade Networks
August 15 , 2024 WASHINGTON — Today , the Department of the Treasury ’ s Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ) sanctioned several companies , individuals ,
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