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Good afternoon, Chairman Mendelson and members of the Committee of the Whole. My name is Yesim Sayin, and I am the Executive Director of the D.C. Policy Center, an independent, …
Executive summary Washington, D.C. has a housing affordability problem, but the underlying issue is larger than affordability alone. The city has built a housing system that produces too little housing, …
Good morning, Chairman Mendelson and members of the Committee of the Whole. My name is Anoosha Imran, and I am a data analyst at the D.C. Policy Center, an independent …
Good morning, Chairperson Frumin and members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Daniel Burge. I am the Director of the Alice M. Rivlin …
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The D.C. Policy Center’s Rivlin Initiative for Economic Policy and Competitiveness has completed the first round of the Quarterly Business Sentiments Survey for 2026.[1] The results show that surveyed businesses …
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