Jan 15th, 2021 5 min read
COMMENTARY BY
Former Senior Policy Analyst, Grover M. Hermann Center
Adam N. Michel focused on tax policy and the federal budget as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Grover M. Hermann Center. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts a news conference with Reps. Richard Neal, D-Mass. and Dan Kildee, D-Mich., on July 24, 2020. Tom Williams / Contributor / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats recently released their framework to “make our nation a more just and equitable place.”
American workers would benefit more from an agenda that keeps taxes low, constrains spending, and removes regulatory barriers to work and employment.
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee propose to double down on failed economic opportunity programs. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., seen here with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on July 24, is chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)
Commentary By
Adam Michel focuses on tax policy and the federal budget as a policy analyst in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats recently released their framework to “make our nation a more just and equitable place.”
The goal of lifting more “people onto career ladders” and providing more robust economic opportunities for American families is admirable. But the committee’s framework simply expands tax programs that have for decades failed to meet those goals.
Mark Furey joins National Equity Fund to lead affordable housing investments in the Southeast
Mark Furey joins National Equity Fund to lead affordable housing investments in the Southeast
CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ National Equity Fund, Inc. (NEF) has named a national expert in affordable housing finance as its new vice president for originations to oversee investment activity throughout the Southeast and contribute to strategies that address the nation s worsening affordable housing crisis.
Mark Furey will lead NEF s work with community-focused developers in the Southeastern U.S. to structure deals, connect with capital and move forward with construction on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects. NEF is one of the nation s top affordable housing investors, having provided more than $17 billion in financing to more than 2,800 developments in nearly every state.
A new policy framework supports “enhanced bond financing incentives that can be used to improve water quality and reduce other environmental stressors.”