The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update
Issues in the News
1. FINANCE
The Securities and Exchange Commission may ease corporate accounting regulations on small public companies.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Economics Policy Fellow John Berlau praises Rep. Nancy Pelosi for her recognition of the need for reform of the Sarbanes-Oxley accounting regulations.
2. ENERGY
The Senate Budget Committee approves the 2007 federal budget, including $3 billion in revenue from projected oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Energy Policy Myron Ebell and others urge Congressional leaders to open ANWR to exploration.
3. ENVIRONMENT
Critics insist that the Environmental Protection Agency’s air quality regulations regarding soot are not strict enough.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Steven Milloy examines the public health study behind the demands for stricter rules.
4. HEALTH
The U.S. Department of Agriculture investigates a suspected case of mad cow disease.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Fellow Iain Murray on why the mad cow scare illustrates the folly of excessive precaution.
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