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New from Bipartisan Policy Center - A bold new plan to catalyze the American critical minerals industry. Our latest report focuses on the price volatility and market manipulation dynamics hampering domestic investment in mineral processing projects; the crucial step that turns raw ores into the purified minerals needed for clean energy, national security, and just about all modern tech. We propse the U.S. Reserve of Critical-Mineral Commodities (US ROCC) equipped with the flexible financing tools needed to counter market manipulation/dumping and drive private investment in domestic projects. Thank you to Sentator Hickenlooper and the American Critical Minerals Association for partnering on the launch event! Check out the report here: https://lnkd.in/e9vXq4it

My team is hiring! @BPCAction, the lobbying arm of @TheBipartisanPolicyCenter, is hiring a Government Affairs Director to lead our fiscal policy portfolio.   2025 will bring critical debates around the federal budget, fiscal cliff, and tax policy, and BPC is at the forefront of these discussions. The Government Affairs Director will manage all aspects of fiscal and tax advocacy on Capitol Hill and ensure cross-collaboration across BPC policy areas to advance these advocacy goals. Join our dynamic team and organization that brings together bipartisan leaders around sensible economic policy. Please share this opportunity with your networks and reach out to me if you know of a candidate who would be a great fit! https://lnkd.in/eBxmPawK

☀ Good morning from our Climate and Trade Summit. Here’s what we will be discussing for the future of climate and trade policy. 👇 1:00pm — Welcoming Remarks  Sasha Mackler, Executive Director, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center 1:05pm — The White House Climate and Trade Task Force  Ben Beachy, Special Assistant to the President, White House   1:15 pm — Keynote Remarks: The U.S. Carbon Advantage  Catrina Rorke, Senior Vice President, Policy and Research, Climate Leadership Council 1:25pm — Panel 1: Industry Perspective: The U.S. Carbon Advantage  Brandon Farris, Vice President, Government Affairs, Steel Manufacturers Association  Sean O'Neill, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Portland Cement Association Michael Parr, Executive Director, @Ultra Low-Carbon Solar Alliance  Aram Zamgochian, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, ESS, Inc.  Catrina Rorke, Senior Vice President, Policy and Research, Climate Leadership Council 1:50pm — Fireside Chat: Revisiting the Trump Administration’s Stance on Environment and Trade  Dennis Shea, Former Deputy United States Trade Representative, and the U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO), 2018-2021  George David Banks, Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center, Former Special Assistant for International Energy and Environment at the National Economic and National Security Councils, 2017-2018 2:00pm — Fireside Chat: The Need for the PROVE IT Act and Comparative Data  Representative John Curtis (R-UT)  Representative Scott Peters (D-CA)  Lesley Jantarasami, Managing Director, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center 3:00pm — Keynote Remarks: COP, Congress & Collaboration  Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ranking Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 3:10pm — Keynote Remarks: A New Energy Marshall Plan  Brian Deese, Former Director, National Economic Council 3:30pm — Fireside Chat: The Case for Merging Trade and Climate Policy  Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA)  Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)  Xan Fishman, Senior Director, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center 4:00pm — Panel 2: Border Carbon Design: Where Policy and Politics Meet  George David Banks, Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center; Former Special Assistant for International Energy and Environment at the National Economic and National Security Councils, Trump Administration  Jane Flegal, Market Development and Policy Lead, Stripe Climate and Frontier  Maureen H., Co-Founder and Chaiman of Silverado Policy Accelerator  John Jacobs, Senior Policy Analyst, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center 4:30pm — Fireside Chat: Future Trade Policy: Next Steps  Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)  Senator Christopher Coons (D-DE)  Sasha Mackler, Executive Director, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center 5:00pm — Closing Remarks  Margaret Spellings, Bipartisan Policy Center President and CEO

Sharing a letter from the Terwilliger Center's Advisory Committee at Bipartisan Policy Center urging swift passage of the Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act. #YIMBY would require U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant recipients to report on any efforts within their respective jurisdictions to reform zoning and land use policies to support additional #affordablehousing supply. Examples of pro-housing efforts include: enacting high-density single-family and multifamily zoning, allowing manufactured homes in areas zoned primarily for single-family residential homes, reducing minimum lot sizes, streamlining or shortening permitting processes and timelines, and eliminating or reducing off-street parking requirements. Regulatory policies too often delay or prevent the construction of new affordable homes and impede economic development. #YIMBY aims to encourage local communities to reduce these regulatory barriers and take steps to address our nation’s severe shortage of affordable homes. Thanks to: Ron Terwilliger, Ed Brady, Scott Brown, Henry Cisneros, Carlos Curbelo, Shaun Donovan, Renee Lewis Glover, Terri Ludwig, Jeb Mason, Shekar Narasimhan, Pamela Patenaude, Egbert Perry, Erika Poethig, and Steve Stivers for encouraging #Congress to take action.

A new poll shows that U.S. voters want more caregiving support—and they’re looking to policymakers to help provide it. Renee Kuriyan Wittemyer, Pivotal’s Vice President of Program Strategy, explores the data-driven case for investing in caregiving—and making it easier for people to care for their loved ones at every stage of life. https://lnkd.in/gpff9rEC