What's Up With That
What’s Richard Windsor Up To Now?
What’s Up With That cites Senior Fellow Chris Horner on CEI v. EPA – Complaint RE: Secret Accounts Jackson, while heading the EPA, was scrutinized…
Freedom Caucus Podcast
AUDIO: Dr. Joel Zinberg Joins the Freedom Caucus Podcast
Senior Fellow Dr. Joel Zinberg joins the Freedom Caucus Podcast to discuss the COVID vaccine & reopening our economy. A doctor and lawyer, he shares about his…
The Daily Wire
Green Groups Voice Support For Floyd Protesters While Pushing Policies That Would Make Minorities ‘Even More Vulnerable,’ Critics Say
The Daily Wire cites CEI’s Green New Deal study: The energy goals of the Green New Deal would impose immense costs on taxpayers,…
ACA International
From the Web: How the HEROES Act Constrains Debt Collection to the Detriment of Consumers
ACA International cites Policy Analyst Matthew Adams on the HEROES Act: In a blog post for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Policy Analyst Matthew…
Breitbart
Online Divisions: Twitter, Facebook Diverge on Trump’s Words
Breitbart cites Research Fellow Patrick Hedger on President Trump and social media censorship: “It’s really a no-win scenario’’’ for social media companies, said…
Bloomberg Law
Trump Social Media Liability Order Opens Partisan Divide at FCC
Bloomberg Law cites attorney Devin Watkins on President Trump’s executive order on social media: “Because this comes directly from the president, this obviously…
The New York Times
Trump’s Order on Social Media Could Harm One Person in Particular: Donald Trump
The New York Times cites Research Fellow Patrick Hedger on President Trump’s executive order on social media: “Conservatives must appreciate the fact that…
The Washington Examiner
New Report Reveals the Crushing Costs that Federal Regulations Impose on Average Households
The Washington Examiner cites Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews on CEI’s 2020 10kc report: Free market conservatives and libertarians well understand the…
Reason
The Pandemic Is a Reminder That Many Regulations Are Both Costly and Unnecessary
Reason cites Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews on CEI’s 2020 10kc report: Instead, to calculate the cost of these sorts of rules,…
Bloomberg Law
Charter Fights FCC Subsidies in Upstate New York Broadband Push
Bloomberg Law cites Research Fellow Patrick Hedger on FCC subsidies: Patrick Hedger, a research fellow for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, said Charter likely…
The Hill
Automakers Fight Effort to Freeze Fuel Efficiency Standards
The Hill cites CEI on fuel economy standards: Some of the nation’s automakers are set to intervene in a lawsuit from a conservative…
The Washington Times
Trump Signs Broad Order to Speed Deregulation and Relax Red Tape for Economic Recovery
The Washington Times cites Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews on deregulation by President Trump: Wayne Crews, vice president for policy at the…
Fox Business
Trump signs E.O.: ‘Regulations will be cut’
Fox Business cites CEI’s 2019 publication of 10kc: As of April 28, the Trump administration had put 277 deregulation orders into place since…
Reason
Mission Creep and Wasteful Spending Left the CDC Unprepared for an Actual Public Health Crisis
Reason cites Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on the CDC and the nation’s response to COVID-19: “The CDC devolved into an agency incapable of…
Citation
Federal Regulations Cost an Estimated $1.9 Trillion per Year: Many Rules Hinder Virus Response, Economic Recovery
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today released the 2020 edition of Ten Thousand Commandments: An Annual Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State (10KC 2020), CEI’s annual survey of…
The Washington Times
Trump Behind on Promise to Cut Two Rules for Every New One, Study Shows
The Washington Times cites CEI’s 10kc report: The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s annual report on the cost of regulations found that Mr. Trump cut regulations…
The Federalist
New Report Exposes Onerous Overregulation From The Administrative State
The Federalist cites CEI’s 10kc report: A new report from the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) offers new insight into just how much unelected…
Citation
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Citation
#NeverNeeded Regulation Report: White House Can Speed Up COVID-19 Recovery by Cutting Regulations without Congress
In a new paper released today, CEI Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews outlines several deregulatory measures the White House could take without Congress that…
Youtube
VIDEO: Iain Murray Discusses #NeverNeeded Regulations and COVID-19
Vice President for Strategy and Senior Fellow Iain Murray joins Dana Loesch to discuss #neverneeded regulations and COVID-19…
The Epoch Times
Federal, State, and Local Governments Shed Over 170 Regulations to Fight Pandemic
The Epoch Times cites CEI on #neverneeded regulations: Even more regulations can be scrapped to empower American industry to help with the crisis,…
Bloomberg Law
Covid-19 Revives Debate over Economic Benefits of Deregulation
Bloomber Law cites Vice President for Strategy and Senior Fellow Iain Murray on #neverneeded regulations: Direct government aid won’t be enough to get…
CATO
Regulation after COVID-19
The CATO Institute cites CEI on #neverneeded regulations: Many of these regulations have no sound public justification whether in or outside of an…
The Federalist
South Africa’s Coronavirus Repression Signals Worse To Come
The Federalist cites CEI on #neverneeded regulations: Think tanks and researchers are working hard to shine a light on just how destructive artificial…
Reason
Federal Regulations Are Making the Grocery Store Supply Crunch Worse
Reason cites Senior Fellow Gregory Conko on FDA food regulations: “It’s not terribly unreasonable to have these sort of minimal safety rules remain…
Washington Examiner
COVID-19 is Changing Politics in Ways Good and Bad
The Washington Examiner cites CEI’s #NeverNeeded campaign: At the same time, a great many petty regulations are being scrapped. Rules on plastic bags,…
The Washington Examiner
List: 30 Regulations that Stymied Trump’s Virus Response
The Washington Examiner cites CEI’s latest report on #NeverNeeded regulations: “Many regulations have proven to hinder or delay appropriate policy responses. Other regulations…
PJ Media
After $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus, America Must Get Its Fiscal House Back in Order
PJ Media cites CEI on #neverneeded regulations: The federal bureaucracy also needs to be simplified. Businesses may be willing to pay more in…
The Heartland Institute
President Trump Proposes Reducing and Refocusing Environment And Energy Spending
The Heartland Institute cites Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis on ARPA-E: ARPA-E is unnecessary because the private sector already has the incentives and resources…
MarketWatch
Trump’s Mileage-Standard Rollback Will Cost Consumers and the Climate, Say Analysts
MarketWatch cites Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis on CAFE standards: Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Marlo Lewis has commented that when Congress created the CAFE program…
Politico
Infrastructure Response to Coronavirus Full Steam Ahead
Politico cites Senior Fellow Marc Scribner on the prospect of a transportation infrastructure stimulus package: But the concept is already facing opposition from the right. “This…
The Washington Times
Trump Administration Officially Rolls Back Obama’s Fuel Efficiency Rules
The Washington Times cites General Counsel Sam Kazman on CAFE standards: The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free-market think tank that has pushed for…
Inside Sources
Bogus Lawsuits Continue to Haunt American Businesses
Inside Sources cites CEI’s joint coalition letter on the midnight litigation campaign: As the Obama administration began its midnight litigation campaign, a coalition…
The Washington Examiner
AOC Spreads Disinformation to Push Socialism Amid Coronavirus Panic
The Washington Examiner cites Research Fellow Richard Morrison on AOC’s comparison of the Fed’s response to COVID-19 and student loan debt relief: The…
The Hill
This Is How Devastating the Green New Deal Would Be for Wisconsin
The Hill cites CEI’s joint study on the costs of the Green New Deal: The Green New Deal is not some far-left fantasy.
Fox News
AOC Criticized For ‘Inapt’ Comparison Between Fed’s Coronavirus Response And Student Loan Debt Relief
Fox News cites Senior Fellow Richard Morrison on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s comments on the coronavirus: But according to Competitive Enterprise Institute fellow Richard Morrison, Ocasio-Cortez was…
The Heartland Institute
Court Orders U.S. Energy Department to Set Efficiency Standards
The Heartland Institute cites General Counsel Sam Kazman on appliance efficieny standards: The government should stop dictating appliance standards and instead allow consumers…
The Daily Caller
Report: Green New Deal Will Impose a $75,000 Per Year Cost On Swing-State Households
The Daily Caller cites CEI’s Green New Deal study, coauthored by CEI President Kent Lassman: “Our analysis shows that, if implemented, the Green…
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin Conservatives Slam Green New Deal Supported by Democratic Front-Runner Bernie Sanders, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel cites CEI’s Green New Deal study, coauthored by CEI President Kent Lassman. The study’s…
The Washington Times
AOC’s Green New Deal Would Cost $75K Per Household in First Year: Study
The Washington Times cites CEI’s Green New Deal study, coauthored by CEI President Kent Lassman: The study, conducted by…
Fox News
Green New Deal Would Cost Swing-State Households Around $75G in First Year: Study
Fox News cites CEI’s Green New Deal report, coauthored by CEI President Kent Lassman. The report, released by the Competitive…
Newstalk 1130
AUDIO: CEI President Kent Lassman Discusses the Green New Deal on Newstalk 1130
CEI President Kent Lassman joins Newstalk 1130 to discuss the real costs of the Green New Deal.
24/7 Customs Broker News
DHS Prohibits N.Y. Residents From Signing Up for Trusted Traveler Programs
24/7 Customs Broker News cites senior fellow Marc Scribner on the Department of Homeland Security’s recent decision: Marc Scribner, senior fellow at Washington think…
Washington Examiner
Trump: Slashing Regulations Boosted Economy More Than Tax Cuts
Washington Examiner cites senior fellow Clyde Wayne Crews on Trump-era regulations: What’s more, CEI’s Clyde Wayne Crews reported that the administration issued…
Multichannel News
T-Mobile-Sprint Decision Draws Crowd
Multichannel News cites associate director Jessica Melugin on the T-Mobile-Sprint Decision: “This is good news for U.S. consumers who benefit from economies of scale…
National Review
Them the People
National Review cites senior fellow Iain Murray on democratic socialism: Murray, talking about his forthcoming book The Socialist Temptation at a CEI event in New Orleans, describes the inherent tension…
Washington Examiner
Diminished Expectations: Democratic Labor Bill Waters Down ‘Card Check’
Washington Examiner cites senior fellow Ryan Young on the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act): That’s close enough to card check,…
The Heartland Institute
Climate Crackpots Lose in Court Again
The Heartland Institute cites General Counsel Sam Kazman on Kelsey Cascadia Rose Juliana et al. v. The United States of America et al: In Juliana, the court…
The Washington Examiner
Trump Trade Wins Don’t Eliminate the Threat of More Tariffs
The Washington Examiner cites Senior Fellow Ryan Young on trade with China: Ryan Young, a trade policy expert with the libertarian Competitive Enterprise…
Forbes
Trump: Free The Dishwashers!
Forbes cites CEI on dishwasher inefficiencies: The Competitive Enterprise Institute calculated that dishwasher cycle time 40 years ago was…
The Heartland Institute
Understanding an Internet Sales Tax
The Heartland Institute cites Associate Director of the Center for Technology and Innovation Jessica Melugin on internet sales taxes: Jessica Melugin of the…
The Washington Times
Trump Signs Landmark Trade Deal With China to Fix ‘Wrongs of the Past’
The Washington Times cites Senior Fellow Ryan Young on trade with China: Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow Ryan Young said the deal “will…
Newsweek
Trump Says Water Efficiency Standards Mean Showers, Toilets and Dishwashers Don’t Work Properly
Newsweek cites General Counsel Sam Kazman on CEI’s dishwasher petition: The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a free market group which lobbies for consumer…
DOI
What They Are Saying: CEQ Issues Proposed Rule to Modernize its NEPA Regulations
The U.S. Department of the Interior cites Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on NEPA reforms: Myron Ebell, Director,…
Vaping Post
E-Cigarettes and the Creation of Ignorance
Vaping Post cites CEI’s study by Senior Fellow Michelle Minton: Michelle Minton writing in, ‘fear Profiteers,’ [26] sums things up thus……
The Washington Free Beacon
National Park Replaces Signs Predicting Disappearance of Glaciers By 2020
The Washington Free Beacon cites CEI’s collection of ecopocolyptic predictions: This isn’t the first climate change prediction to not come to fruition. A…
The Daily Wire
‘We Can’t Afford Not to Pay’: Dem Lawmaker Introduces ‘California Green New Deal,’ Gets Slammed for Omitting Cost
The Daily Wire cites CEI’s study on the Green New Deal: Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was widely criticized last year for releasing…
Issues & Insights
Why Trump’s Dishwasher Diatribe Matters
Issues & Insights cites CEI’s dishwasher petition to the DOE: The Competitive Enterprise Institute compiled data on dishwasher cycle times since 1983, using numbers…
Reason
House-Passed Budget Deal Raises Age to Buy Cigarettes to 21
Reason cites Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on e-cigarettes. As Michelle Minton, a policy analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, pointed out in a…
The Daily Caller
BARR: The Fed Overreaches With Real-Time Payment Systems
The Daily Caller cites CEI on the 1980 Monetary Control Act. As the Competitive Enterprise Institute has pointed out, the 1980 Monetary Control…
Fox News
Pelosi, Progressive Caucus Clash over Drug Pricing Legislation
Fox News cites Research Fellow Patrick Hedger on Nancy Pelosi’s proposed “Lower Drug Costs Now Act.” But according to the right-leaning Competitive Enterprise…
Inside Sources
Solar Gets Partial Reprieve from Tariffs on Imports
Inside Sources cites Senior Fellow Ryan Young on solar panels and tariffs: “China protects its solar makers,” said Ryan Young, a senior fellow…
Politico
Morning Transportation
Politico cites CEI’s coalition letter to Congress on the STB revenue adequacy hearing: A coalition of free market groups, led by the Competitive…
Townhall
The Black Market Is the Real Problem with Vaping
Townhall cites Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on e-cigarettes and the black market. But, as Michelle Minton of the Competitive Enterprise Institute stated after…
USA Today
Has Trump Fulfilled His Pledge to Turbocharge Job Growth, Revive Manufacturing? Many Say No
USA Today cites CEI on regulatory reform and the Trump administration: The Trump administration has scrapped dozens of environmental, labor, financial and other…
The Washington Examiner
Trump Faces Decision on Whether to Escalate Trade Wars Heading into 2020
The Washington Examiner cites Senior Fellow Ryan Young on tariffs: Ryan Young, a trade policy expert at the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute, expects…
The Washington Times
Trump to ‘Restore’ Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum from Argentina and Brazil
The Washington Times cites Senior Fellow Ryan Young on tariffs. A trade specialist for the Competitive Enterprise Institute said new tariffs won’t help…
The Heartland Institute
Trump Administration Makes Paris Climate Agreement Pull-Out Official
The Heartland Institute cites Senior Fellow Patrick Michaels on the Paris Climate Agreement. The Paris Climate Agreement has loopholes that ensure it would…
The Daily Caller
More Than 50 Coal Companies Have Been Wiped Out Since Trump’s 2016 Victory
The Daily Caller cites Director for the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on the MATS rule: Some energy advocates say the…
Foreign Policy
Bid to Revive Export-Import Bank Runs Aground
Foreign Policy cites Senior Fellow Ryan Young on the Ex-Im bank: “It’s the ‘they do it, too’ fallacy,” said Ryan Young of the…
C-Span
VIDEO: Patrick Hedger Discusses Efforts to Regulate “Big Tech”
Research Fellow Patrick Hedger joins C-Span to discuss efforts to regulate “big tech” companies.
The Hill
Trump Admin Moves Ahead with Plans to Weaken Efficiency Standards for Quick Dishwashers
The Hill cites General Counsel Sam Kazman on CEI’s dishwasher petition. “The current dishwasher rules are a royal pain for huge numbers of…
NewsMax
Report: Energy Dept. Seeks to Permit Faster Dishwashers
Newsmax cites CEI’s dishwasher petition. The proposal follows a petition by Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a libertarian think tank, per the report.
Breitbart
Latest CEI Ad Shows How Green New Deal Effects Thanksgiving
Breitbart cites President Kent Lassman on the Green New Deal and CEI’s latest ad. A new advertisement from the Competitive Enterprise Institute displays how…
The Washington Times
‘Green New Deal Thanksgiving’ Ad Aims to Ruffle Democratic Feathers
The Washington Times cites CEI President Kent Lassman on the Green New Deal. “Since Washington politicians are asking the American people to support…
Daily Caller
Inside The Media Conspiracy To Hype Greta Thunberg
The Daily Caller cites Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on media reporting and climate change. “Large parts of…
The Washington Examiner
Unconstitutionality Index: Swamp Imposed 20 Regulations for Every Law over Decade
The Washington Examiner cites Vice President for Policy Clyde Wayne Crews on the “Unconstitutionality Index.” In detailing his “Unconstitutionality Index,” Clyde…
The Wall Street Journal
Another California Job Buster
The Wall Street Journal cites CEI’s study on A.B. 5 by Research Fellow Ryan Radia: Bloggers will be able to apply for full-time…
The Epoch Times
US Formally Announces Withdrawal From Paris Climate Deal, Pompeo Says
The Epoch Times cites Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on the Paris climate deal: Myron Ebell, director at the…
The Heartland Institute
Report: Project Labor Agreements Have Cost New Jersey Taxpayers Half a Billion Dollars Since 2002
The Heartland Institute cites Policy Analyst Trey Kovacs on PLAs: PLAs put unionized workers in a privileged position, says Trey Kovacs, a policy…
Citation
CEI Urges Congress to Hold Line on Energy Tax Breaks for Special Interests
Congressional negotiators recently announced a resolution to questions about the “tax extenders” package under consideration for inclusion in the end of year spending deal. According…
Inside Sources
Solar Gets Partial Reprieve From Tariffs on Imports
Inside Sources cites senior fellow Ryan Young on the solar industry: “China protects its solar makers,” said Ryan Young, a senior fellow at…
Citation
VIDEO: The Impact of Prescription Drug Price Controls: An International Policy and Patient Perspective
To address the cost of prescription medicines, the Trump administration and congressional leaders have proposed instituting international reference pricing policies, like the International Pricing Index…
Politico
The FCC Won’t Let 5.9 Be
Politico cites Senior Fellow Marc Scribner on the 5.9 GHz band: Who’s in favor? Some automakers, wireless and tech companies, and free market groups.
Citation
USMCA North American Trade Deal Solves Few Problems
The U.S. may be on the verge of a North American trade deal, but there are bigger problems with trade that Congress should fix, says…
The Heartland Institute
Trump Says Goodbye to Paris
The Heartland Institute cites Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on the Paris agreement: Arguably, for America’s sovereignty and…
The Heartland Institute
Project Labor Agreements Have Cost New Jersey Taxpayers Half a Billion Dollars Since 2002
The Heartland Institute cites policy analyst Trey Kovacs on Project Labor Agreements: PLAs put unionized workers in a privileged position, says Trey Kovacs, a…
Patriot Post
Trump Begins Exit from Socialist Paris Climate Agreement
Patriot Post cites Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on the Paris agreement:…
The Scientific American
Trump Administration Officially Begins Paris Climate Accord Exit
The Scientific American cites Director for the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on the Paris agreement: “This is a great day for…
The Washington Times
Trump Formally Starts Withdrawal from Paris Climate Pact
The Washington Times cites Director for the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on the Paris agreement: Myron Ebell, director of Competitive…
The Epoch Times
US Formally Announces Withdrawal from Paris Climate Deal, Pompeo Says
The Epoch Times cites Director for the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on the Paris agreement: Myron Ebell, director at the…
The Economic Standard
Drug Reference Pricing Threatens Patient Health, Innovation
The Economic Standard cites Research Fellow Patrick Hedger and CEI’s event on drug reference pricing: Some recent proposals to lower drug prices are…
Chemical Watch
Thinktank Pushes to Defund ‘Agenda-Driven’ Children’s Environmental Health Research
Chemical Watch cites Senior Fellow Angela Logomasini on federally funded children’s environmental health centers: Libertarian thinktank the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) has called…
The Wall Street Journal
Why the U.K. Isn’t Having Problems with Vaping
The Wall Street Journal cites Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on e-cigarettes: Michelle Minton of the Competitive Enterprise Institute says: “A ban on flavors,…
The Washington Times
‘Waste’ Disposal: EPA’s Defunded Children’s Health Centers Accused of Stoking ‘Junk Science’
The Washington Times cites CEI’s report by Senior Fellow Angela Logomasini: Environmentalists were outraged when the EPA decided to cut funding to children’s environmental…
The Epoch Times
Sen. Hawley, Blackburn Propose Massive Relocation of Federal Departments, Agencies
The Epoch Times cites Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews on Ten Thousand Commandments: Exactly how many federal departments, independent agencies,…
Vehicle Fleet Service
Washington D.C. Debates Speed Limiters and Platooning
Fleet Industry News cites CEI’s report by Senior Fellow Marc Scribner on vehicle platooning: A new report issued by the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
Fox News
Group Releasing Halloween Video Series On ‘Debunked’ Climate Scares
Fox News cites CEI’s compilation of eco-pocalyptic predictions, seen in a Heartland Institute video series: The group will release one video per day…
Breitbart
SCOTUS to Rule on Constitutionality of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Breitbart cites CEI on State National Bank of Big Spring v. Mnuchin: The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), one of the plaintiffs in the…
Reason
Target Employees Won The ‘Fight For $15’ but Weren’t Ready for the Trade-Offs
Reason cites Senior Fellow Ryan Young on minimum wage: But the bottom line is that wage increases do not exist in a vacuum.
