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To: From: Sent: Subject: Jackson, Ryan[jackson.ryan@epa.gov] American Enterprise Institute Thur 11/30/2017 11:05:54 AM AEI Today: How to improve the bleak long-run outlook for US fiscal policy The US is headed toward a federal debt crisis certain to inflict serious economic hardship on future generations. AEl's daily publication of independent research, insightful analysis, and scholarly debate Reuters How to improve the long-run outlook for US fiscal policy Alex Brill | Macdonald-Laurier Institute The US is headed toward a federal debt crisis certain to inflict serious economic hardship on future generations. Over the next 30 years, the US economy is expected to grow 76 percent, but the debt burden will increase by more than 240 percent. Returning to a sustainable fiscal outlook will require hard choices and a clear understanding of both what led us to this Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00000309-00001 point and the economic consequences of inaction. The Equals Act would improve the federal workforce According to the Government Accountability Office, in 2013 the federal government dismissed 3,489 employees for poor performance, a dismissal rate of 0.18 percent. The Equals Act would provide the federal government with greater time and flexibility to examine the performance of newly hired federal employees before those employees receive job protections that effectively entitle them to a "job for life." Ssgrs Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00000309-00002 Digital trade rules in NAFTA should follow proposed rules in TPP Early in 2018, NAFTA negotiations among the US, Canada, and Mexico will enter a final make-or-break phase. If the negotiations proceed to a successful conclusion, it is imperative for the US to achieve a precedent setting baseline set of rules governing digital trade. Here's why the US should seek an agreement on digital trade that closely matches the proposals found in the Trans pacific Partnership's e-commerce chapter. Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 In Venezuela, to have an opinion is a crime, not a right' Thirty million Venezuelans are struggling to survive in a nation looted and crushed by President Nicolas Maduro's regime. Many opposition leaders have been co-opted, jailed, or forced into exile. For the first time since recently escaping house arrest in Venezuela, Antonio Ledezma, the................ democratically elected mayor of Caracas, sheds new light on a society in collapse and suggests new recipes for action. ED_001523_00000309-00003 MORE FROM AEI Would a tax bill failure be good for the GOP? Report: Waters of the US rule and Clean Water Act fail to provide cost-effective improvements in water quality Nathan P. Hendricks | American Enterprise Institute Testimony: From 'engagement' to threat reduction: Moving toward a North Korea policy that works (January 2017) Nicholas Eberstadt | Testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Congress needs a pro-work agenda for Americans' financial security Angela Rachidi | The Hill Report: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702: Mend it, don't end it .................. Claude Barfield | American Enterprise Institute......................... Brazil's threat to the global economic recovery Desmond Lachman | RealClearMarkets Why Reza Zarrab's guilty plea matters to Turkey -- and to the world Michael Rubin | Washington Examiner Be realistic about the limitations of standardized tests Michael Q. McShane | US News & World Report Q&A: The end of traffic, with David Levinson James Pethokoukis | AEldeas Pens for hire? Dictators and their dupes Clay R. Fuller | AEldeas Watch: Findings from the 2017 Schooling in America Survey Nat Malkus | AEI event video AEI cares about your inbox. Want to tailor your AEI subscriptions?- r. ,, Li' f- t it-.-1 c <" . Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00000309-00004 American Enterprise Institute 1789 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Washington. PC 20036 202.862.5800 I This message is for: Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00000309-00005