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6️⃣ Enforcement of corporate accountability remains one of the few viable levers of federal power capable of producing fast, visible, and concrete results for the public.

☑️ Increase funding for enforcement
☑️ Build relationships with state AGs and local public interest groups
Dramatically expand enforcement measures, prioritize high-impact cases, and lift them up: Congress should markedly increase funding for enforcement, because robust resources are the single most effective way to translate statutory authority into real-world protections. Agencies should also redirect resources from less impactful or durable activities to enforcement, and they should pursue high-impact litigations rather than small-ball one-offs. Political leaders (including at the White House) should lift up and champion enforcement work. Scale and Systematize collaboration with state attorney general and the private public interest bar: Federal enforcers can multiply resources, maintain durable pressure on large defendants, and promote the sound development of the law more efficiently by making work with state attorneys general and the private plaintiffs’ bar a routine part of their playbook. The retooling of outreach positions described in Chapter 2 would support such efforts. Partnerships can include joint complaints, federal intervention in meritorious private actions to add government heft, and amicus programs that steer doctrine and bolster private cases without the time and expense of full enforcement actions. Agencies should also consider hiring private firms to prosecute cases on the government’s behalf, particularly while they are in the process of rebuilding their own in-house capacity.
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New in @thehill.com: In many cities, parents are paying more for child care than for rent.

Nationally, caring for an infant and a 4-year-old costs 31.5% more than a two-bedroom apartment.

This is a structural failure in how we think about, fund, and govern care. https://bit.ly/47KGD7i
Some parents paying more for child care than rent: Study
“Spending almost $1,300 a month on child care is a massive burden for parents,” said Lending Tree's Matt Schulz.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Tying Labor Standards to Clean Energy Incentives: How Biden’s Department of Energy Tackled Climate Industrial Policy - Roosevelt Institute
In a new analysis, Betony Jones explores the efficacy of the Biden administration's incentive-based, equity-conscious industrial strategy approach and the role of government in shaping markets. Despit...
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This didn’t happen overnight. Citizens United opened the floodgates to unlimited spending, and 15 years later, we’re living with the consequences—more polarization, less accountability, and policymaking tilted towards the ultra-rich.

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Citizens United and the Decline of US Democracy: Assessing the Decision’s Impact 15 Years Later - Roosevelt Institute
In a new analysis, Rachel Funk Fordham examines the 15-year legacy of Citizens United, assessing its impact on democracy through new evidence and political science research and offering recommendation...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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This didn’t happen overnight. Citizens United opened the floodgates to unlimited spending, and 15 years later, we’re living with the consequences—more polarization, less accountability, and policymaking tilted towards the ultra-rich.

Reform is still possible: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Citizens United and the Decline of US Democracy: Assessing the Decision’s Impact 15 Years Later - Roosevelt Institute
In a new analysis, Rachel Funk Fordham examines the 15-year legacy of Citizens United, assessing its impact on democracy through new evidence and political science research and offering recommendation...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM