Marc Scribner was a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Scribner joined CEI in 2008. He focuses on transportation, land use, and urban growth policy issues. These include infrastructure investment and operations, transportation safety and security, risk and regulation, privatization and public finance, urban redevelopment and property rights, and emerging transportation technologies such as automated road vehicles and unmanned aircraft systems. He frequently advises policy makers on these matters at the federal, state, and local levels.
Scribner has testified before Congress at the invitation of both Democrats and Republicans on issues including highway revenue collection, traffic congestion management, and airport financing. He has appeared on television and radio programs in outlets such as Fox Business Network, National Public Radio, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and has also written for numerous publications, including USA Today, The Washington Post, CNN.com, MSNBC.com, Forbes, and National Review.
His work has been cited by The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, Congressional Quarterly, Washington Monthly, POLITICO, CNN, Bloomberg, BBC, C-SPAN, and other print, television, and radio outlets.
Prior to joining CEI, Scribner worked in the Congress department at Federal News Service. He received his undergraduate degree in Economics and Philosophy from George Washington University.
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News
Trump Wrongly Authorizes Defense Production Act Against General Motors in COVID-19 Response
President Trump today invoked the Defense Production Act to compel auto maker General Motors to start producing ventilators to combat the COVID-19 virus. Competitive Enterprise…
CEI Experts Blast Attempts to Politicize COVID-19 Relief Bill
- Clyde Wayne Crews, Iain Murray, John Berlau, Kent Lassman, Marc Scribner, Myron Ebell, Patrick Hedger, Ryan Young
While the nation suffers, Washington has descended into an unseemly squabble over the latest COVID-19 relief bill. Politicians from all quarters are attempting to expand…
CEI Praises FCC for Breaking Impasse on 5.9 GHz Spectrum Band
Today, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the 5.9 GHz band of spectrum. For the last…
Blog
CEI Submits Comments to DOT on Aviation Consumer Protection Authority Modernization
- By: Marc Scribner
Today, CEI submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s notice of proposed rulemaking in the matter of Defining Unfair or Deceptive Practices.
House Democrats Dust off January Infrastructure Wish List as Faux-Response to Coronavirus Crisis
- By: Marc Scribner
House Democrats announced a coronavirus infrastructure response as part of a “phase 4” relief bill. A transportation infrastructure stimulus package makes no sense as a…
New York Times Explains Foolishness of Trump’s General Motors Nationalization
- By: Marc Scribner
Last Friday, President Trump nationalized General Motors, ordering the company to produce as many ventilators as HHS Secretary Alex Azar says is necessary to address…
Op-Eds/Articles
Reason Aviation Policy Newsletter
DOT Proposes Reforms to Aviation Consumer Protection Authority
- By: Marc Scribner
In 1978, Congress enacted the Airline Deregulation Act, laying the basis for a greatly expanded, more competitive, and lower-priced airline industry. But in recent years,…
The Journal of The James Madison Institute
How Florida Hit the Gas on Self-Driving Car Development
- By: Marc Scribner
Orlando, Florida was not widely known to the public as a hub of automotive innovation. But in July, more than 1,000 researchers and developers joined…
GCN Tech
What’s Next for V2X Spectrum?
- By: Marc Scribner
As the partial government shutdown began in late December, the Department of Transportation published a request for comments on how DOT should approach vehicle-to-everything communications. V2X refers…
Studies
CEI Letter Following HAV E&C hearing
- By: Marc Scribner
On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), thank you for holding the hearing today, “Autonomous Vehicles: Promises and Challenges of Evolving Automotive Technologies.” We…
Modernizing the Passenger Facility Charge to Increase Airport Investment, Reduce Federal Spending, and Save Travelers Money
- By: Marc Scribner
The passenger facility charge (PFC) is a congressionally authorized, federally regulated local airport user fee. The PFC exists alongside the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), a…
Authorizing Automated Vehicle Platooning, 2019 Edition
- By: Marc Scribner
Automated vehicles have captured the public’s imagination in recent years following successful on-road demonstrations by developers such as Waymo (its parent company, Alphabet, also owns…
Citations
Politico
Infrastructure Response to Coronavirus Full Steam Ahead
- By: Marc Scribner
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…
24/7 Customs Broker News
DHS Prohibits N.Y. Residents From Signing Up for Trusted Traveler Programs
- By: Marc Scribner
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…
Politico
The FCC Won’t Let 5.9 Be
- By: Marc Scribner
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.
Regulatory Comments
CEI Comments to OST on ACPA NPRM
- By: Marc Scribner
On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (“CEI”), I respectfully submit these comments in response to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation’s (“OST”) Notice…
CEI Comments on 5.9 to FCC
On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (“CEI”), we respectfully submit these comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (“Commission”) Notice…
CEI Comments on FMCSA HOS NPRM
- By: Marc Scribner
On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (“CEI”), I respectfully submit these comments in response to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (“FMCSA”) Notice of…
