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Spending and Tax Expenditures: Distinctions and Major Programs
Congressional Research Service · 2019-07-09 · Reports · 6,413 words · PDF available
Spending programs and tax expenditures are the two primary ways that the federal government provides benefits to the public. Each type of intervention represents a transfer from the government to indi...
Drug Price Disclosure to Consumers: Current Legal Authority and Considerations for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2019-07-09 · Posts · 3,243 words · PDF available
Update: On July 8, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) exceeded its statutory authority in promulgating its new rule ...
UPDATE: Sidewalks, Streets, and Tweets: Is Twitter a Public Forum?
Congressional Research Service · 2019-07-09 · Posts · 2,180 words · PDF available
Update: On July 9, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision affirming the trial court’s ruling described below. In its opinion, the appellate court concluded that the P...