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🏠 ⚡ As American gathered around the dinner table last week, many families probably found themselves talking about rising electricity bills.

Read our explainer to find out what all those line-items on your electricity bill are actually charging you for: https://ow.ly/4TQI50XA1eu
Daniel Hoenig is now a senior policy analyst with our Energy Program!

Prior to joining BPC, he spent three years at the Climate Leadership Council, where he advanced the understanding of America’s carbon efficiency advantage in manufacturing, carbon import fee design, and more.
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A savings account at birth won’t solve everything, but it can give families a head start. New child accounts will give a one-time $1,000 seed, with the option to invest more.

See how the program works, what it costs, and what’s next. Read more: https://ow.ly/mM8R50XATXE
The 2025 Reconciliation Debate: Trump Accounts
As part of the 2025 reconciliation debate, the House of Representatives recently took a major step and passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
📚The new Workforce Pell program begins in 2026.

🎙️Tune in now to our discussion with experts, congressional staff and state executives to explore the challenges, opportunities, key questions, and what federal support will be essential for success.

Tune in here ➡️ https://ow.ly/qpwb50XxOHF
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Nuclear energy continues to make headlines. So how do we streamline building new plants? ⚡

Read our proposals here: https://ow.ly/pat050XA2nK
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📚The new Workforce Pell program begins in 2026.

🎙️Join us today at 2pm ET as we convene congressional staff and state executives to explore the challenges, opportunities, key questions, and what additional federal support will be essential for success.

Tune in here ➡️ https://ow.ly/U1E850XxOyv
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🏠 ⚡ As American gathered around the dinner table last week, many families probably found themselves talking about rising electricity bills.

Read our explainer to find out what all those line-items on your electricity bill are actually charging you for: https://ow.ly/4TQI50XA1eu
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📚The new Workforce Pell program begins in 2026.

🎙️Join us tomorrow (12/2) as we convene congressional staff and state executives to explore the challenges, opportunities, key questions, and what additional federal support will be essential for success.

Register today ➡️ https://ow.ly/jKHs50XxOrE
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Innovative technologies are transforming how patients access care, how providers deliver it, and how health systems operate.

On Thursday, December 4, we'll discuss the opportunities and challenges in health technology in 2026.

Register here today ➡️ https://ow.ly/YQM150XxPVF
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📚The new Workforce Pell program begins in 2026.

🎙️Join us on Tuesday (12/2) as we convene congressional staff and state executives to explore the challenges, opportunities, key questions, and what additional federal support will be essential for success.

Register today ➡️ https://ow.ly/pKNx50XxOkr
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🏭 What most people think of as carbon accounting is not actually carbon accounting; it’s carbon reporting. What would it mean to have a true carbon accounting system?

Read our article to find out how a ledger-based carbon accounting system would help reduce emissions: https://ow.ly/SOof50Xxywz
The Benefits of Carbon Accounting and Why Current Carbon Reporting Falls Short • Bipartisan Policy Center
What most people think of as carbon accounting is not actually carbon accounting; it’s carbon reporting.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from Bipartisan Policy Center!
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
💸 Noticed your electric bill creeping up? You’re not imagining it. From fuel costs to expensive grid upgrades, several factors are driving higher prices.  

Here’s what’s behind the spike 👉 https://ow.ly/itug50Xxy9r
Why Is Your Electric Bill Going Up? • Bipartisan Policy Center
Note: This is the first installment in a series of publications that the Bipartisan Policy Center will produce to help American policymakers and consumers understand just what is behind rising electricity bills, and what might be done to help improve energy affordability. The explainer below summarizes some common charges consumers might see on their bills … Continued
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November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Innovative technologies are transforming how patients access care, how providers deliver it, and how health systems operate.

Next Thursday, December 4, we'll discuss the opportunities and challenges in health technology in 2026.

Register here today ➡️ https://ow.ly/BNez50XxPQ2
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📚The new Workforce Pell program begins in 2026.

🎙️Join us next week on 12/2 as we convene congressional staff and state executives to explore the challenges, opportunities, key questions, and what additional federal support will be essential for success.

Register today ➡️ https://ow.ly/JRgH50XxNOF
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Medicare pays 2–4x more for many routine outpatient services in hospital outpatient departments than in physician offices. 

BPC’s new issue brief explains why site-neutral payments could save the government up to $157B and lower costs for patients.  🔗 https://ow.ly/xRan50XxC0o
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🌍 The U.S. holds a leading role in the voluntary carbon market — accounting for 22% of global credits — and it’s not just about climate. It’s about jobs, innovation, and emissions. What will it take to have a mature, functioning VCM? Dive into our issue brief to learn more: https://ow.ly/kJZa50XxzF5
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
⚡ Last week, the House Committee on Natural Resources voted to advance the SPEED Act meant to improve America’s permitting processes. We dug into the specifics in a recent explainer to give you all the details on just what the legislation will do: https://ow.ly/Kgnj50XwUqH
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
For your weekend read: BPC University brings together our quick primers to get you up-to-speed. Clear, bipartisan explainers on the complicated issues shaping budgets, benefits, energy, and elections. Learn the essentials quickly.

Visit BPC U: https://ow.ly/Vaer50Xw2cr
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
💡 Electric bills are rising nationwide, but do you know just what the charges on your monthly bill mean?

Read our break down of what the supply, distribution, and other line items on your bill are actually charging you for: https://ow.ly/RO2e50Xw0xL
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Smarter search, fewer clicks. Type your question, get the right brief. See it in action and then try it yourself. https://ow.ly/2Cyz50Xw2io
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The government shutdown has ended. Even if you weren't directly affected by the longest shutdown in history, your state certainly was.

More than 1.4 million federal workers went without pay, and that impact was felt across the country.

Learn more here ➡️ https://ow.ly/1jeC50Xw0Os
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
💡 Electric bills are rising nationwide, but do you know just what the charges on your monthly bill mean?

Read our break down of what the supply, distribution, and other line items on your bill are actually charging you for: https://ow.ly/xiUG50XvUb5
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
One of the things that will be changing in health care between now and early 2026? How Medicare pays physicians. 💰

In September, BPC weighed in on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed 2026 rule. CMS recently released their final version—incorporating several of BPC’s recommendations.
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Did you know the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed last month as part of the Senate NDAA, is built on policies from BPC’s American Housing Act?

Find out more ➡️ https://ow.ly/CKBu50XuTg6
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM