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Sound policy rests on sound data. If law-makers don't know how many eligible families go without public health insurance or food stamps, how can they judge the programs? Or if the impacts of tax cuts on all income groups aren't calculated, who is to say that cuts are a success or a failure? The immediate test of reliable data is whether contending stakeholders and both sides of the aisle use it. The ultimate test is whether the policies it informs better address the nation's domestic challenges. With both in mind, we provide decision-makers with accurate timely data on pressing or emerging policy questions.

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