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ACCF Center for Policy Research Roundtable on Regulatory Improvement
On Nov. 16, the American Council for Capital Formation Center for Policy Research hosted a Capitol Hill roundtable discussion in the Senate Dirksen Office Building on “Improving the Federal Regulatory System: Promoting Transparency, Accountability, and Scientific Integrity.”
New Survey: Vast Majority of Environmentalists Want RFS Corn Ethanol Mandates Reduced
With Incoming Trump Administration, Reforms to Ethanol Mandates Could Provide Early, Bipartisan Win
BBC: Bloomfield on Trump Transition
Published in BBC World News
On BBC World News, ACCF President & CEO Mark Bloomfield discusses the intricate details of the presidential transition process.
On BBC World News, ACCF President & CEO Mark Bloomfield discusses the intricate details of the presidential transition process.
ACCF Conversations with Economic Policy Advisors to Clinton and Trump Presidential Campaigns
As a centerpiece of its 2016 Election Project, the ACCF hosted economic advisors to both of the major presidential campaigns along with business leaders, foreign diplomats and leading journalists.
Cash pool issues still abound under Treasury’s final debt-equity tax regs
Published in The Hill
“The regulations turned the debt-equity world on its head in an attempt to address a perceived inversion problem...”
“The regulations turned the debt-equity world on its head in an attempt to address a perceived inversion problem...”
September 2016 Economic Policy Evening
Mark Bloomfield and the American Council for Capital Formation hosted its 225th economic policy salon dinner on Tuesday night, Sept. 27 on the theme...
E&E: Trump seeks ‘practical environmentalism’ in EPA chief
A longtime business associate of Donald Trump has two words for what the 2016 Republican presidential nominee wants in a U.S. EPA administrator.
ACCF Addresses Regulatory Improvement at NCSL
At the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Annual Meeting in Chicago, ACCF Vice President of Policy and General Counsel Tim Doyle participated in a...
Climate is a top campaign issue. Just don’t say ‘Clean Power Plan’
Published in E&E News
George “David” Banks, a former climate adviser under President George W. Bush, said the Clean Power Plan is “probably too much in the weeds.” He said Republicans will be more successful with anecdotes about how government red tape is hurting American businesses and families.
George “David” Banks, a former climate adviser under President George W. Bush, said the Clean Power Plan is “probably too much in the weeds.” He said Republicans will be more successful with anecdotes about how government red tape is hurting American businesses and families.
July 2016 Economic Policy Evening
The ACCF devoted its July 2016 salon to a robust discussion on the topic The Implications of Brexit for US Politics and Economic Policy....
June 2016 Economic Policy Evening
The ACCF devoted its June 2016 salon to the continued discussion of Presidential Candidates, Populism & US Economic Policy.
ACCF Convenes Bipartisan Regulatory Improvement Group
The ACCF convened a small bipartisan group on June 22, comprised of a diverse cross-section of organizations, associations, and coalitions to discuss improving the federal regulatory system. Specifically, the focus was on the policy and politics of regulatory improvement efforts at the federal level, similar activities occurring at the state level, and ideas regarding working together to partner with the new Administration and Congress.
10-Year Review of Renewable Fuel Standard Impacts to the Environment, the Economy, and Advanced...
Update
By University of Tennessee professor Dr. Daniel De La Torre Ugarte
Executive Summary
In December 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Renewable Fuel Standard...
IRS Data: Strong Markets Bolstered Capital Gains in 2014
Published in Bloomberg BNA
IRS Data: Strong Markets Bolstered Capital Gains in 2014
Published in Bloomberg BNA
May 27 — Net capital gains swelled 34.4 percent in 2014, according to preliminary data from individual tax returns.
May 27 — Net capital gains swelled 34.4 percent in 2014, according to preliminary data from individual tax returns.
May 2016 Economic Policy Evening
The ACCF devoted its May 2016 salon to the discussion of Presidential Candidates, Populism & US Economic Policy.