Congresswoman Suzan DelBene joins PPI's Podcast; Embracing the International Entrepreneur Rule; A progressive way to easy education debt burdens...

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** Let's Get to Yes: Congresswoman Suzan DelBene Joins PPI's Podcast ([link removed])
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PPI President Will Marshall welcomes Representative Suzan DelBene of Washington State's First District to this episode of the PPI Podcast. The two discuss the Republican party's identity crisis, the issue of Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the need for the GOP to come to the table on a broad relief package.

They also talk about DelBene's involvement in the New Democrat Coalition, the House's largest ideological caucus focused on a solutions-oriented approach to bipartisan legislation for economic growth and progress. Will Marshall hits on the importance of purple districts like DelBene's, and she highlights the necessity of proving governance still works.
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** ☑New From Our Experts
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> Opportunities in Plain Sight
A steady flow of immigrant talent and entrepreneurship plays a major role in a thriving U.S. economy –– a quarter of all tech start-ups have a foreign-born founder, and the U.S. Ph.D. population is also 39% migrant. Unfortunately, the past four years hit this population hard. PPI's Innovation Policy Director Caleb Watney has a new paper out on the obvious solution to America rejoining the global competition for this in-demand workforce. → Long Live the International Entrepreneur Rule: An Opportunity to Boost Jobs and Economic Growth is Hiding in Plain Sight ([link removed])

> Taking the Pressure Off
Education debt in the United States tops out at $1.6 trillion, a number that inspires shock and disbelief. Democratic lawmakers and activists have long called on Washington to alleviate the burden, but it would be an expensive bailout for America's educated class. The relief should be targeted to the families who need it most, and PPI's Social Policy Director Veronica Goodman recommends the best ways for POTUS to tackle the need. → Memo to President Biden: The Progressive Way to Ease Student Debt Burdens ([link removed])

> Let's Get Real on Drug Pricing
Americans pay too much money for the drugs they need to survive and live well. Big Pharma pulled through on the record-breaking production of COVID-19 vaccines but has yet to deliver on lowering drug prices. To force action, PPI Chief Economic Strategist Michael Mandel shares new ideas for the White House to implement, and fast. → Memo to President Biden: A Reality-Based Approach to Drug Pricing ([link removed])
> Holding Out for a Hero
Biden's education nominee Miguel Cardona is partway through his Senate hearings at a moment of historic crisis for America's schools. Unions are fighting science-based approaches to return to school, and kids are stuck at home, falling behind. PPI's Tressa Pankovits writes that in Cardona, children and families need a die-hard advocate to champion them. → "Biden's Education secretary must seize the bully pulpit — and quickly," ([link removed]) by Tressa Pankovits, The Hill

> The Truth is in the Numbers
Earlier this week Trump's lead pollster, Tony Fabrizio, released his own analysis of the election results. The verdict? Biden won fair and square, and Trump has himself to thank for that. PPI President Will Marshall weighs in on the findings. → "Trump Pollster: Witness for the Prosecution?" ([link removed]) by Will Marshall, Medium

> Health Care in the Biden Era
Health care policy accomplishments will be a decisive measurement of the Biden Administration's early success. In a new episode of the Some Politics Podcast, PPI Health Policy Director Arielle Kane hosts POLITICO Health reporter Susannah Luthi to talk the state of healthcare in America and the crucial American Rescue Plan relief package currently under discussion on the Hill. → Episode 22: The State of Healthcare ([link removed])
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Biden Has It Right

Moderate Republicans made headlines this week when they countered Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package with a low-ball offer of $600 billion. For all the concerns of big spending, PPI's Ben Ritz is here to say Joe Biden's plan is the fiscally responsible remedy to the COVID-19 recession. → "Why Biden Has the Right Covid Relief Strategy," ([link removed]) by Ben Ritz, Forbes
Trains, Climate, and a Two-Man Job

A bill in the Virginia State Legislature could require that all freight trains going through the state be operated by a team of two. Senior Economic Policy Analyst Elliott Long weighs in on the impractical nature of the rule in a new article that also uncovers the growing importance of railroads in earth-saving emissions reductions. → "Two per train? Why legislation mandating train crew size keeps getting filed," ([link removed]) by Wyatt Gordon, Virginia Mercury
ICYMI: A Webinar on Parent Choice

Curtis Valentine, Deputy Director of Reinventing America's Schools, moderated a conversation on the issue of parent choice in education, and how it fits into the larger issue of civil rights. Don't miss out on an insightful debate with expert leaders in the field. → Parent Choice... Is It a Civil Right? ([link removed])

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