CEI Weekly: REINS Act Introduced in House

January 25, 2013

FEATURE: Reins Act Introduced in House

This week, U.S. Rep. Todd Young introduced the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, a regulatory reform bill originally proposed in the 112th Congress by now-former Congressman Geoff Davis. This time, the bill has 121 co-sponsors. CEI experts issued a statement praising the bill, arguing it could be a chance to bring accountability to Washington. Read the statement here [1].

SHAPING THE DEBATE

Did the Obama Administration Break Its Promise of Transparency? [2]

Chris Horner's interview on Fox Business

Baucus Can Help Montana by Opposing Internet Tax [3]

Jessica Melugin's op-ed in The Missoulian

Greece Shows Us How Poverty Degrades the Environment [4]

Iain Murray's op-ed in The Huffington Post

More Electric Car Charging Stations Open in Atlanta [5]

Marlo Lewis' citation in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

TSA Pulls Plug on Naked Body Scanners [6]

Marc Scribner's citation in Politico

Investing in Foreign Countries [7]

William Yeatman's citation in The Washington Free Beacon

Verizon First Amendment Challenge of Net Neutrality Tests Century of Regulation [8]

CEI's citation in Bloomberg BNA

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CEI PODCAST

January 24, 2013: Gov. McDonnell's Transportation Plan [12]

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell recently released a headline-grabbing plan for the state’s transportation funding that would abolish the state’s gasoline tax and raise other taxes to make up the difference. Land-use and Transportation Policy Analyst Marc Scribner [13] is critical of the plan [14], and prefers policies that fit the user-pays, user-benefits principle.

BEST OF THE BLOGS

SEC's White May Be All Right, But CFPB's Cordray Is Still a Constitutional Catastrophe [15]

By John Berlau

Adam Smith's Recommendation to End Illegal Immigration [16]

By David Bier

Economic Freedom Declines Again; Government Control Is Bad For Your Health [17]

By Hans Bader

Greens Complain About BPA-Free Products They Help Spur [18]

By Angela Logomasini

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