Alex Brill moderated a discussion of how US legislators can develop successful fiscal policy, featuring Carolyn Bourdeaux and Rob Portman. This conversation was a part of the Portman Center’s 2026 Symposium “Securing Our Fiscal Future: Developing Solutions to Tackle America’s Debt and Deficit.”
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently proposed a bold tax plan that includes drastically increasing the standard deduction from $16,100 to $37,500 for single filers ($32,200 to $75,000 for married couples filing jointly).
On March 5, Speaker Ryan moderated a panel on tax policy with AEI’s Alex Brill and Kyle Pomerleau.
There has been a flurry of discussion in Washington recently about potential reforms to the child tax credit (CTC).
During a recent speech at the Detroit Economic Club, former President Donald Trump proposed partially renewing a tax policy in effect prior to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 that allowed taxpayers to fully deduct interest expense on auto loans.
