Washington Examiner
Conservative Groups Urge Lighthizer to Leave NAFTA Alone
Washington Examiner covers a coalition letter signed by CEI urging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to stay in NAFTA. A coalition of conservative and…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Urging Commitment to Trade Policy Liberalization
Inside Sources
Free-Market Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Support Overtime Choice Bill
Inside Sources covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging lawmakers to support The Working Families Flexibility Act. A coalition letter from free-market…
The Hill
Congress Must Put an End to Online Taxation Without Representation
The recent reintroduction of the misnamed Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) is the latest in the effort to expand taxes on internet sales. Proponents of taxing…
News Release
CEI Petitions DHS to Follow the Law: U.S. Aircraft Laptop Ban Must Go Through Public Notice and Comment
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently banned passengers from carrying electronic devices larger than a cell phone in the cabin on any nonstop flights…
Letters
CEI Leads Coalition Letter Supporting the Working Families Flexibility Act (S. 801)
Blog
Center for Class Action Fairness Changes Landscape of ‘Cy Pres’ Settlements
The CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) has long opposed abusive “cy pres” settlements that benefit third-party beneficiaries instead of compensating class members…
Inside Sources
Congress Considers Plan to Improve Workplace Flexibility
Sometimes people need extra time off work to take care of loved ones or tend to life’s other demands and goals. But for many, that…
Forbes
These Federal Aviation Administration Regulations Are Why We’re Not Going to Mars
During president Donald Trump’s discussion about drinking processed urine on the International Space Station with duration record-setter Peggy Whitson, the exchange turned to a…
The Wall Street Journal
We’ll Always Have Paris if U.S. Doesn’t Act
Regarding Rep. Kevin Cramer’s “Remake the Paris Deal to Promote U.S. Energy” (op-ed, May 8): The agreement contains no provision for renegotiation. Indeed, Paris’s…
Comment
Petition for Rulemaking on TSA Laptop Ban
View Full Document as PDF Dear Counsel: This is a rulemaking petition requesting that Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration…
Blog
Industrial Energy Consumers to White House: “No Benefit” to Paris Agreement
There is “no benefit” to U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement, the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) argues in a letter sent to President…
Learn Liberty
How “Regulatory Dark Matter” Blocks Innovation
The Trump administration’s desire to get rid of unnecessarily burdensome and unwise regulations is laudable, but fulfilling that desire won’t be easy. Nor will it…
Blog
CEI Leads Coalition Supporting DeFazio-Massie PFC Uncap Bill
Today, a coalition of free market groups sent a joint letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership urging them to support the “Investing…
Letters
CEI Leads Coalition Letter in Support of Rebuilding America’s Airports Infrastructure Act (H.R. 1265)
View Full Document as PDF Dear Chairmen Shuster and LoBiondo and Ranking Members DeFazio and Larsen: We write today in strong support…
Blog
Trump Must Show Energy Companies He Will Fight Politics of Plunder
Energy producers will stand up for themselves only if Trump shows, by his actions, that he will fight for them.
News Release
CEI Objects to Settlement Where Lawyers Make $1 Million, Class Gets Changes to Olive Oil Bottles
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2017 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) recently objected to the proposed class action settlement, class…
News Release
Should We Regulate the Internet? CEI Argues FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Threaten Freedom, Innovation and Harm Consumers
Consumers should be aware that net neutrality regulations will result in higher prices and less innovation for their broadband services.
Study
A Net Neutrality Primer
View Full Document as PDF If you have watched Last Week Tonight with John Oliver recently, you will have noticed that its…
Blog
A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell Just as Sweet, but These Flower-Delivery Settlement Coupons Are Noisome Even When You Call Them “E-Credits”
Of the actual $12.5 million of real money changing hands in this settlement, somehow only $225,000 is making its way to the class members for…
Blog
This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
The number of new final regulations this year passed the one-thousand mark. While many of the new rules are delays or repeals of older rules,…
The Hill
Why Does Air Travel Seem So Miserable?
The Hill discusses recent changes in the consumer experience of flying with Marc Scribner. Bloodied passengers getting dragged off flights. Airport brawls. Shrinking…
Blog
Trump DOJ Nominee Unlikely to Bend to Anti-Gamblers’ Will
Steven Engel—Trump’s nominee to head this powerful office—indicated during his confirmation hearing that would not be swayed by political pressure or convenience.
Government Technology
Tech Will Require Continued Adjustment and Definition Within the Law, Experts Say
Government Technology covers a panel held on April 10 at the National Constitution Center featuring Jim Harper, Vice President of CEI. During an…
Bloomberg BNA
Trump to Nominate Kaplan, Emanuel for Key Labor Board Spots
Bloomberg BNA covers President’s Trumps progress in nominating two members to the National Labor Relations Board and CEI’s take on the matter. The…
Fortune
This Overlooked Labor Rule Could Be a Huge Drag on U.S. Businesses
On May 10, 13 Democrats in the House of Representatives sent a letter to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) expressing concerns over the…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Urging Responsibility in Upcoming Transportation and Infrastructure Spending
View Full Document as PDF Dear Senators and Representatives: On behalf of our organizations and the millions of Americans we represent, we…
Blog
How Flying Dog Brewery Fought Government Censors and Won
Jim Caruso, CEO of Flying Dog Brewery, sits down with Reason TV’s Nick Gillespie to discuss the brewing business, marketplace diversity, evolving consumer taste, and…
Blog
How FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Can Save E-Cigarettes and Lives
Now that he has triumphed over the confirmation process, Gottlieb’s real challenge—streamlining the FDA for the benefit of consumers—begins.
News Release
Berlau Criticizes Government Confiscation of Fannie/Freddie Shareholder Profits
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt is set to testify before the Senate Banking Committee today about government-backed mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie…
The Daily Caller
Al Gore Personally Pleaded With Trump to Stay in the Paris Climate Agreement
The Daily Caller discusses President Trump’s meeting with Al Gore about the Paris Climate Agreement with Marlo Lewis. Former Vice President Al Gore…
Blog
Paris Agreement: Carbon Tax Elders Offer More Bad Advice
The same GOP elders who have been pushing what American Enterprise Institute economist Ben Zycher charitably calls “The Deeply Flawed Case for a Carbon Tax”…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Reform NFIP to Support Private Flood Insurance
The Guardian
Trump Aides Postpone Meeting as Clashes Over Paris Climate Deal Continue
The Guardian covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. Donald Trump’s advisers have…
The Washington Times
Ron Paul: ‘We can’t afford to be the policeman or nursemaid for the rest of the world’
The Washington Times covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. “President Trump is…
Blog
There is No Consumer – or Small Business – Case for the Durbin Amendment
Two new studies demonstrate that there is no consumer case for keeping the Durbin Amendment, and neither is there a small business case for doing…
Letters
CEI Joins Taxpayer Advocate Coalition Supporting Private Flood Insurance
View Full Document as PDF Dear Members of Congress, On behalf of the undersigned free-market organizations and taxpayer advocates, we write to…
Blog
Attorneys Targeting Holographic Weapon Sight Owners For Excessive Fees
Attorneys can create the illusion of relief to rationalize excessive attorneys’ fees that ultimately come at the expense of consumers.
Cayman Financial Review
The Internet of Payments and the Future of Banking: Crisis and Opportunity
Imagine a world where your washing machine can recognize it needs more detergent and orders it for you. Now imagine a world where your self-driving…
Newsmax
Financial CHOICE Act Could Unshackle Small Business
As National Small Business Week is unfolded during the previous week, the House Financial Services Committee marked up a bill on Thursday of last week…
NBC News
Why Republicans Want to Declaw the Nation’s Consumer Financial Watchdog Agency
NBC News discusses the Financial CHOICE Act with Iain Murray. A new bill aims to dismantle the powers of the Consumer Financial Protection…
Breitbart
Forty Conservative Groups Urge Trump to Withdraw from Paris Climate Treaty
Breitbart covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. On Monday, the Competitive Enterprise…
Politico
Big Week for International Climate Action
Politico covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. CRUNCH TIME FOR CLIMATE: It’s…
The Hill
Dozens of Groups Urge Trump to Leave Paris Climate Deal
The Hill covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. Dozens of conservative and…
Washington Examiner
Supporters of Global Coolants Deal Try to Stay Below Trump’s Radar
Washington Examiner discusses President Trump’s upcoming decision regarding the Kigali agreement with Myron Ebell. The Trump administration is reviewing whether to leave the…
The Daily Caller
Trump Says ‘No’ To A Global Cap-And-Trade Plan
The Daily Caller discusses Trump’s decision not to abide by an international cap-and-trade plan to keep Obama’s promise as part of the Paris Agreement.
Bloomberg BNA
Week Ahead: Methane Rule Repeal Expected to Surface in Senate
Bloomberg BNA covers the possible repeal of an Obama-era rule regulating methane emissions on public lands, with support coming from a coalition of organizations including CEI.
Washington Examiner
Dozens of Groups Press Trump to Exit Paris Climate Deal
Washington Examiner covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. More than three dozen conservative…
The Daily Caller
Conservatives Urge Trump To Keep His Promise, Ditch The Paris Climate Agreement
The Daily Caller
Conservatives Urge Trump To Keep His Promise, Ditch The Paris Climate Agreement
The Daily Caller reports on a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. Dozens of…