"The Bipartisan Policy Center urges Congress to seize the opportunity for consensus on a roughly $1 trillion package to: 1) accelerate vaccination, testing, and other means to combat the virus, 2) ensure our citizens are not homeless and hungry, and 3) provide the basic support people need to either remain working or get back to work."

Read BPC's full statement.

A survey by BPC and Morning Consult sheds light on the impact of widespread child care closures on women in the workforce, and as President Joe Biden seeks to pass a $1.9 trillion stimulus package, BPC Senior Vice President Bill Hoagland explained what challenges lie ahead if Democrats pursue reconciliation.

BPC and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced a joint campaign urging Congress to enact an ambitious infrastructure package that will help put Americans back to work in good-paying jobs and build our nation’s economy for the future.

Learn more about the campaign.

Since the beginning of the pandemic a year ago, there have been more than 24 million confirmed cases, and more than 400,000 deaths across the country. In this new report, BPC’s health care leaders outline short-term recommendations for immediate execution to address the challenges of the current pandemic.

The Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) provides roughly $120 billion annually in financial aid to promote student access and affordability in higher education. BPC's Mariette Aborn provides background on these FSA programs and highlights several challenges in the current system.

New U.S. Customs and Border Protection data released in early January shows that southwest border encounters during the final three months of the Trump administration rose to levels last seen early in fiscal year 2019. BPC's Rachel Iacono examines the latest border apprehension trends.

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