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A Big Day for Transparency on Capitol Hill

By CEI Staff

Republican members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee took a brave and principled stand for transparency on Thursday when they boycotted a vote on the nomination of Gina McCarthy to be EPA Administrator.
Small Business Owners Sue Over IRS Obamacare Power Grab

By Christine Hall, Sam Kazman

A group of small business owners in six states today are suing the federal government over an IRS regulation imposed under the Affordable Care Act that could force them to pay exorbitant fines or cut back employees’ hours.
E-Verify Mandate Is Costly for Businesses and Workers

By David Bier

As Congress revisits immigration reform, one aspect deserves close attention: electronic employment verification. Both the White House’s leaked draft legislation and the Senate’s proposed bill would make E-Verify mandatory for most newly hired employees.
Facts on the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743, formerly S. 336)

By Jessica Melugin

As the Marketplace Fairness Act winds its way through Congress, lawmakers should, at the very least, take into consideration concerns raised by opponents. That is only prudent, especially since Congress has never held a hearing on the bill or markup of its previous incarnations.
TSA Still Isn't Complying With the Law on Body Scanners

By CEI Staff

On March 26, the TSA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking as required by a court order that found the TSA violated the Administrative Procedure Act by not conducting the rulemaking prior to deploying body imaging scanners in airports. CEI is unimpressed by the TSA’s NPRM.

Daily Update

- The IRS has acknowledged that it had wrongfully targeted Tea Party groups for heightened scrutiny.

- The Heritage Foundation’s new report on the fiscal costs of legalization for unauthorized immigrants concluded that it will cost taxpayers $6.3 trillion.

- Gina McCarthy has a history of misleading Congress about the EPA’s greenhouse gas regulatory agenda.

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