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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Topicality

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Public ownership is a distinct utility form defined by government ownership and operation.

U.S. Energy Information Administration, Investor-owned utilities served 72% of U.S. electricity customers in 2017, August 15, 2019, https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=40913

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Disadvantage

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Concentrated public authority can preserve lock-in unless technical data and modularity remain contestable.

U.S. Government Accountability Office, DOD Software Licenses and Modular Open Systems, GAO-25-106931, 2025, https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-25-106931/index.html

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Disadvantage

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Federal investment performs best when projects are selected by measurable social returns.

Congressional Budget Office, Federal Investment, May 2014, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44974

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Disadvantage

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Innovation outcomes depend on competition, entry, and the ability to replace incumbents.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Generic Competition and Drug Prices, updated 2025, https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/center-drug-evaluation-and-research-cder/generic-competition-and-drug-prices

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Disadvantage

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Government programs need external milestones because public funding can protect weak projects.

U.S. Government Accountability Office, Weapon Systems Annual Assessment 2025, GAO-25-107569, June 11, 2025, https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107569

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Negative

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Reinsurance targets premium volatility without operating a public plan.

119th Congress, S. 3369, Medicare-X Choice Act, introduced December 8, 2025, https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3369/text

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Negative

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Medicare-X's rural adjustment concedes that uniform federal rates can threaten access.

119th Congress, S. 3369, Medicare-X Choice Act, introduced December 8, 2025, https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3369/text

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Negative

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Insurance concentration is real, but subsidies do not require federal ownership.

U.S. Government Accountability Office, Private Health Insurance: Market Concentration Generally Increased from 2011 through 2022, GAO-25-107194, November 14, 2024, https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107194

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Negative

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Public-option premiums may be higher or lower than private premiums.

Congressional Budget Office, A Public Option for Health Insurance in the Nongroup Marketplaces, April 7, 2021, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57020

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Counterplan

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Regional and municipal ownership is a real alternative inside the plural utility sector.

U.S. Energy Information Administration, Investor-owned utilities served 72% of U.S. electricity customers in 2017, August 15, 2019, https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=40913

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Counterplan

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Licensing cannot replace capacity, but it solves intellectual-property barriers without public production.

U.S. Government Accountability Office, Drug Shortages, GAO-25-107110, April 9, 2025, https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107110

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Counterplan

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Procurement reform directly targets immature technology and lock-in.

U.S. Government Accountability Office, Weapon Systems Annual Assessment 2025, GAO-25-107569, June 11, 2025, https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107569

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Counterplan

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Existing federal power institutions can expand targeted ownership without a nationwide generation monopoly.

U.S. Department of Energy, Power Marketing Administrations, https://www.energy.gov/power-marketing-administrations

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Counterplan

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A public option can add competition without eliminating private coverage.

Congressional Budget Office, A Public Option for Health Insurance in the Nongroup Marketplaces, April 7, 2021, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57020

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Negative

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Transmission planning cannot eliminate siting, permitting, and cost-allocation conflict.

U.S. Department of Energy, National Transmission Needs Study, October 2023, https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/National_Transmission_Needs_Study_2023.pdf

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Negative

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Utility pluralism provides regional and municipal alternatives to a single federal portfolio.

U.S. Energy Information Administration, Investor-owned utilities served 72% of U.S. electricity customers in 2017, August 15, 2019, https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=40913

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Negative

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Clean-power feasibility depends on rapid deployment across many technologies and institutions.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Examining Supply-Side Options to Achieve 100% Clean Electricity by 2035, August 2022, https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/81644.pdf

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Negative

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The need study proves transmission value, not one mandatory ownership model.

U.S. Department of Energy, National Transmission Needs Study, October 2023, https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/National_Transmission_Needs_Study_2023.pdf

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Negative

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Single-payer administration can save resources but requires a full operating conversion.

Congressional Budget Office, Key Design Components and Considerations for Establishing a Single-Payer Health Care System, May 1, 2019, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55150

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2026 2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization Negative

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A public option preserves coverage choice while creating a federal benchmark.

Congressional Budget Office, A Public Option for Health Insurance in the Nongroup Marketplaces, April 7, 2021, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57020

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