Rachel Snyderman
@RachelSnyderman
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Economic Policy @BPC_Bipartisan Proud @Wellesley @SAISHopkins & fed govt alumna. Views are mine.
Washington, DC
Joined April 2013
@DrOzCMS @MarcGoldwein @CPopeHC @BudgetBen @ManhattanInst @ppi @BPC_Bipartisan @RachelSnyderman Thanks to all our first round of panelists for laying out these important ideas to save #SocialSecurity and #Medicare from insolvency! On to our next panel: answering an important question, What’s Next for the Trust Funds?
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New from @RachelSnyderman and I: a lower-than-10,000 foot level but higher-than-ground level review of the int'l tax state of play. We talk: OBBB DSTs Tariffs Haircuts (OK, *foreign tax credit* haircuts) And more! https://t.co/JqwFgJsPHI
bipartisanpolicy.org
The United States has long been a global leader and pacesetter for international investment: Many of the world’s largest companies are headquartered here, and the United States remains the top...
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“Shutdowns create tremendous amount of uncertainty for federal workers and local economies,” said @RachelSnyderman from @BPC_Bipartisan, adding these shutdown plans provide insight into who shows up to work with or without pay, and who is furloughed. “There is no substitute for
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Congress faces a looming funding deadline and health care is on the line. As @RachelSnyderman noted on Facing the Future, if pandemic-era tax credits expire, premiums could rise nationwide, making health care a key 2026 election issue.🎙️:
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Join us next week for an overview of the "Big Beautiful Bill" to kick off our virtual briefing series with @BPC_Bipartisan. @RachelSnyderman & @ThorningMichael will guide journalists through the law to inform ongoing coverage of its impacts. https://t.co/vCUFyYciYO
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Part one of a briefing series to help journalists enhance their understanding & coverage of the "Big Beautiful Bill." Join us Aug. 6.
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💸 This week, @BPC_Bipartisan is diving into the future of #SocialSecurity and #retirement. Without action, the main Social Security trust fund runs dry by 2033—putting benefits and our economy at risk. But there's a bipartisan path forward. Follow along this week to see how
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I helped @ashhwu, @christinezhang, and the @nytgraphics team on this interactive quiz for folks to understand how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act affects them. I love these tools bc they help people grasp the impact of big laws like this. Check it out: https://t.co/UyxXzfcOrq
nytimes.com
The wide-ranging domestic policy legislation could impact your taxes, clean energy choices, health care access and more.
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Why should you care about our #NationalDebt? Watch this video to learn just how big $36 trillion is—and why it’s making your life more expensive. Together, we can begin to confront this challenge ➡️ https://t.co/Ys0pzr6w6H
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🚨 NEW: We now project the #DebtLimit X Date will likely fall between Aug 15 and Oct 3—possibly during Congress’s August recess. The time to act is now. Default isn’t an option. Read more about the #XDate from @ShaiAkabas and our experts ⬇️ https://t.co/irs9DfBct5
bipartisanpolicy.org
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s experts project that the debt limit X Date—the point at which the U.S. will no longer have enough money to pay our bills in full and on time—will most likely occur...
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Glad to be included in this great work from the @Reuters team. It’s hard to overstate the growing burden int payments are for the federal budget & ultimately every American. I am a broken record on this, but policymakers need to make a plan to address our fiscal health.
Musk said he was chainsawing government spending. It was more like a trim https://t.co/m638cB5zod
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📈Today's @USTreasury data is the biggest indication yet that President Trump's #tariffs have kicked in. BPC has been monitoring revenue impacts of changing tariffs daily. Read more about #tariff revenue and explore the data: https://t.co/oYMFbMdGmJ
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Wow, this is alarming and ought to give further pause on any legislation that worsens deficits. Also speaks to urgency of action on -- and more importantly, de-risking of -- the debt limit. If we don't address these challenges soon on our own, the markets will force our hand
*UNITED STATES RATINGS CUT TO Aa1 FROM Aaa BY MOODY'S "We do not believe that material multi-year reductions in mandatory spending and deficits will result from current fiscal proposals under consideration."
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(This is a joke! Even Andrew doesn’t write tax explainers from vacation.)
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🚨Breaking: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT #RECONCILIATION🚨 The House is considering a massive budget reconciliation bill. Our experts break down what the proposed legislation means for economic, health, energy, and housing policy. Here’s what you need to know. 🧵⬇️
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🚨 NEW: If #Congress fails to act, BPC projects the X Date will likely fall between August and early October. The time to act is now. The time to act is now. #DebtLimit
https://t.co/6sdlvmuR7S
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🚨New Treasury letter to Hill calls on Congress to act by mid-July, saying there is a "reasonable probability" of exhausting extraordinary measures in August. @BPC_Bipartisan projection coming next week
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💰 What’s a rescission? It’s how the president and Congress can cancel funding after it’s been approved. Rarely used, but powerful—if Congress agrees. Learn how it works in BPC’s new explainer from @RachelSnyderman, @gwhoagland, and Aaron Till: 🔗 https://t.co/1C0wEnpxKK
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As the rescissions process gets underway, @RachelSnyderman & Bill Hoagland have you covered with the basics and how this process has historically been used:
bipartisanpolicy.org
Explore how U.S. presidents and Congress have used rescissions to cancel federal spending since 1974. This explainer breaks down the process, trends, and key data behind budget authority cancellati...
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