The Disparate State Impacts and Enormous Cost of a Gas Tax Holiday
Legislative interest in suspending the federal gas tax in response to high fuel prices gained support recently when President Trump told a reporter, “I think it’s a great idea.”
2026 Portman Center Symposium: Building an Achievable Fiscal Policy
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 Booker’s Costly Standard Deduction Proposal Would Reduce Charitable Giving
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).
A Conversation with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith on Tax Reform
On March 5, Speaker Ryan moderated a panel on tax policy with AEI’s Alex Brill and Kyle Pomerleau.
The Child Tax Credit: Tradeoffs and Preferences
There has been a flurry of discussion in Washington recently about potential reforms to the child tax credit (CTC).
- Alex Brill Featured in Axios
- The Disparate State Impacts and Enormous Cost of a Gas Tax Holiday
- ‘Facing the Future’: Alex Brill discusses tax code and budget challenges
- 2026 Portman Center Symposium: Building an Achievable Fiscal Policy
- Senator Booker’s Costly Standard Deduction Proposal Would Reduce Charitable Giving
- FDA Continues to Expedite Biosimilar Development
- Diminishing Returns from the Government’s Drug Negotiation Program
- Would Senate Passage of an ACA Tax Credit Extension Matter?
- MGA Brief Examines State and Federal PBM Mandates
- FDA Moves to Facilitate Biosimilar Development
