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Delayed Release of Auto Bailout Documents by Treasury Dept. Reveals Cozy PR Relationship
Washington, DC, June 2, 2011 – Documents released last week by the U.S. Treasury Department indicate that General Motors and the Obama administration coordinated their…
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Vincent Vernuccio to Testify Tomorrow at House Hearing on “Official Time”
Washington, D.C., May 31, 2011—Tomorrow, June 1, CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio will testify at a House Oversight Committee hearing on…
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IRS Global Data Sharing Threatens Bank Solvency, Privacy and Human Rights
Contact: Lee Doren, 202-331-2259 Nicole Ciandella, 202-331-2773 Washington, D.C., May 18, 2011 – A proposed rule from the Internal Revenue Service…
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Free Market Groups Applaud Proposed Privacy Law Reforms
Washington, D.C., May 17, 2011 – Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today introduced legislation (S. 1011) to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). The…
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CEI Calls PROTECT IP Act “an Improvement” Over COICA
Today, three U.S. Senators introduced the PROTECT IP Act (bill text), which would establish new mechanisms for combating “rogue” Internet sites that are…
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Obama Gives Half-Hearted Speech on Immigration Reform
Washington, D.C., May 10, 2011 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute is cautiously optimistic about President Obama’s call for comprehensive immigration reform. Some of his…
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New Study Contradicts Government Warnings About Salt
Washington, D.C., May 4, 2011—The Journal of the American Medical Association has released a new study that directly challenges many government assertions…
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House Subcommittee Addresses High Costs of Regulations
Washington, D.C. May 3, 2011 – Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law will hold a hearing on “Cost-Justifying…
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Anti-BPA Packaging Laws Jeopardize Public Health, New Report Finds
Washington, D.C., April 22, 2011 – In an ill-considered move that could jeopardize public health, Maryland legislators last week banned the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA)…
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Sugar Reform Caucus Seeks to Implement Change Now
Washington, D.C., April 21, 2011—CEI Adjunct Scholar Fran Smith is speaking this morning at a Congressional Sugar Reform Caucus briefing on the effects of…
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Justice Dept. Seizes Online Gambling Domains in Shameful “Black Friday” Stunt
Washington, D.C., April 19, 2011 — Last Friday, a day now called “Black Friday” by online poker players, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an…
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Tax Day Report Sounds Alarm on the $1.75 Trillion “Hidden Tax” of Federal Regulation
Washington, D.C. April 18, 2011 – Federal regulations cost even more than the skyrocketing federal budget deficit, and help bring the federal government’s share of…
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Re-regulating the Railroad Industry Would Harm Railroads, Shippers, and Consumers
Washington, D.C., April 13, 2011 — Yesterday, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) submitted a second comment letter in response to the Surface Transportation…
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Alaska Considers Lowering the Drinking Age for Soldiers
Contact: Lee Doren, 202-331-2259 Nicole Ciandella, 202-331-2773 Washington, D.C., April 13, 2011 – Alaska State Rep. Bob Lynn (R-Anchorage) has proposed a bill that…
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Senate Committee Considers Raising Efficiency Standards, Oblivious to the Mess They’ve Already Created
Contact: Lee Doren, 202-331-2259 Nicole Ciandella, 202-331-2773 Washington, D.C., April 12, 2011 – The Senate takes a step towards further…
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Justice Department Approves Google’s ITA Acquisition, With Conditions
Contact: Lee Doren, 202-331-2259 Nicole Ciandella, 202-331-2773 Washington, D.C., April 8, 2011 – Today, the Department of Justice announced a proposed…
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Leading Free Market Groups Urge Congress to Update U.S. Privacy Laws
Washington, D.C., April 6, 2011 — This morning, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hear key administration officials testify about the statute that governs…
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Michelle Minton Nominated for “Sammie” Award
The Competitive Enterprise Institute is proud to announce that CEI Director of Insurance Studies and founder of the annual Human Achievement Hour celebration, Michelle…
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Center-Right Groups Support Halting Dodd-Frank Debit Card Price Controls
For Immediate Release CONTACT: John Berlau (202) 331-2272 Lee Doren 202-331-2259 5 APRIL 2011 Washington, D.C., – 33 national and state-level think tanks, advocacy groups,…
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Victory for Worker Freedom
Contact: Lee Doren, 202-331-2259 Nicole Ciandella, 202-331-2773 UPDATE: CEI House of Representatives Labor Scorecard Washington, D.C., April 1, 2011 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute…
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EPA Whistleblower Criticizes Global Warming Science and Policy in New Peer-Reviewed Study
Washington, D.C., April 1, 2011 – The scientific hypotheses underlying global warming alarmism are overwhelmingly contradicted by real-world data, and for that reason economic studies…
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H-1B Visa Reform: Open the Door to Highly Skilled Foreigners
Contact: Lee Doren: 202-331-2259 Washington, D.C., March 31, 2011 — The top immigration panel in the House of Representatives will examine the H-1B visa program…
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CEI Vote Score Alert: Official Time Amendment to FAA Reauthorization Act
What: Gingrey Amendment # 29 to the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 658 CEI Position: Yes The Competitive Enterprise Institute announced today…
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Sen. Lugar’s Bill to Repeal U.S. Sugar Program to Benefit Consumers, Economy, Developing Countries
Contact: Christine Hall, 202.331.2258 March 30, 2011, Washington, D.C. – Legislation introduced today by Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) marks a bold step towards repealing the…
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CEI Vote Score Alert: FAA Amendment on Union Election Rule Change
What: LaTourette – Costello Amendment # 3 to the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 658 CEI Position: No Washington, D.C., March 30,…
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New CEI Study Challenges Department of Education’s “Gainful Employment” Rule
Washington, D.C., March 24, 2011 – In a new study released today by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), author Kara Cheseby challenges the…
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CEI Urges Congress to Address Orphan Works Problem
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected a proposed class action settlement agreement between Google, the Authors Guild,…
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EPA Case for Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Torn Apart by New Study
Washington, D.C., March 21, 2011- The Environmental Protection Agency is relying on accounting tricks and gimmicks in its claims that clamping down on greenhouse gas…
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Congress Should Reject Privacy-Killing Do Not Track Mandate
Washington, D.C., March 16, 2011 — Today, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on “The State of Online Consumer Privacy.” Below…
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CEI Launches Labor Policy Congressional Scorecard
Washington, D.C., March 15, 2011 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute has released the first set of grades from the new CEI Labor Policy…
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Free Market Coalition Warns Against E-Verify Mandate
Washington, D.C., March 10, 2011 — The House Judiciary Committee is currently considering a law that would require all private employers in the United…
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Major Reg Reform Bill, REINS Act, Vetted Before House Judiciary Committee Today
Washington, D.C., March 8, 2011 — Congress has an opportunity to restore oversight and accountability to federal regulatory agencies run amuck, as the House Judiciary…
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Challenging Tobacco Settlement
Washington, D.C., March 7, 2011 — The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear CEI’s constitutional challenge to the 1998 tobacco settlement, a $200 billion…
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Department of Labor’s Rule Change Will Reduce Worker Choice and Increase Costs for 401ks and IRAs
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Diverse Coalition Opposes Subsidies for Corn Ethanol in Letter to Lawmakers
WASHINGTON, DC — March 1, 2011 – A broad and diverse coalition of 90 business associations, taxpayer advocates, hunger and development organizations, agricultural groups, free-market…
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CEI Experts Call for Reform of Union Election Rules
Washington, D.C., February 25, 2011—Until recently, the Railway Labor Act (RLA) enabled a union to organize a bargaining unit of a transportation company if the…
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Agency Proposes Burdensome Restrictions on Truckers’ Hours
February 18, 2011, Washington, D.C. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed a new Hours-of-Service (HOS) Rule for commercial motor vehicle…
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Dodd-Frank Debit Price Controls Condemned by Michigan Legislature, Coalition Letter
Washington, D.C., February 17, 2011 – Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing on Dodd-Frank’s Durbin Amendment, which puts below-cost price…
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House Hearing on FCC’s Net Neutrality Proposal Should Investigate “Agency Neutrality”
Washington, D.C., February 16, 2011—The following is a statement from CEI’s Director of Technology Studies, Wayne Crews: All five Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioners…
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Obama Budget Fails On Regulatory Reform
Washington, D.C., February 14, 2011 — President Barack Obama has submitted a $3.73 trillion spending budget blueprint for fiscal 2012, blowing well past President George…
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House Considers Bill To Stop EPA Power Grab
Washington, D.C. February 9, 2011 – A House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee today will hold a hearing on critical legislation – the Energy Tax Prevention…
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How Many Congressmen Does It Take to Screw the Light Bulb?
Washington, D.C., February 9, 2011—The federal government’s push to increase fuel efficiency is ruining the appliances we depend on. That’s the conclusion of “Energy…
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REINS Act, Regulatory Reform Will Foster Deep-Rooted Economic Recovery
Washington, D.C., February 8, 2011 – This week is good news for those who have advocated regulatory reform as a means of boosting the economy.
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Free Market Think Tank Urges House to Reject Patriot Act Extension
Washington, D.C., February 8, 2011 – Today, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on an extension of three provisions of the Patriot…
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CEI Announces Launch of WorkplaceChoice.org
Washington, D.C., February 7, 2011 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute is proud to announce the launch of WorkplaceChoice.org, a new labor policy resource…
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Florida Judge Strikes Down Obamacare, Amicus Author CEI Praises Decision
Washington, D.C., January 31, 2011 — A federal judge in Florida today struck down Obamacare, the president’s signature health care take-over. CEI, which had filed…
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CEI Comments on Tonight’s State of the Union
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Repeal Senseless and Job-Destroying Volcker Rule from Dodd-Frank
Contact: Christine Hall, 202-331-2258 Lee Doren, 202-331-2259 Washington, D.C., January 18, 2011 – Today, the Financial Stability Oversight Council is issuing recommendations for implementing…
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Obama Executive Order on Reg Reform – Far Too Little, Far Too Late
Washington, D.C., January 18, 2011 — Statement by Wayne Crews, CEI Vice President for Policy Today, President Obama released an Executive Order called…
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EPA Ratchets Up Campaign to Destroy Jobs
Washington, D.C., January 14, 2011 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute today sharply criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for its decision to revoke a Clean Water…
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New Report Highlights Public-Private Partnership Successes, Failures
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FCC Commissioners Should Reject Net Neutrality Rules
Washington, D.C., December 20, 2010 – Tomorrow morning, the FCC will hold a vote on network neutrality rules, mere days before Christmas celebrations begin.
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Federal Reserve’s Interchange Price Controls: Gift to Retailers, Lump of Coal for Consumers
Washington, D.C., December 16, 2010 – This afternoon in a public meeting, the Federal Reserve will release draft rules to implement Dodd-Frank’s Durbin Amendment, which…
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Think Tank Applauds Fiscal Responsibility in Wisconsin and Ohio
Washington, D.C., December 9, 2010 – Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that the Obama administration was pulling $1.195 billion in American Recovery and…
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Senator Reid Has a Change of Heart
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Obama Offshore Oil Moratorium Breaks Promise, Hurts Economy, Kills Jobs
Washington, D.C., December 1, 2010 — Today, the Obama Administration pulled an about-face on its earlier plan to allow more domestic offshore oil drilling. The…
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FCC Presses Forward With Destructive Net Neutrality Rules
Washington, D.C., December 1, 2010—This morning, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski announced that the Commission will vote on net neutrality rules during…
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EU Antitrust Investigation Into Google Will Hurt Consumers
Washington, D.C., November 30, 2010 – Today, the European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into Google to probe allegations that the firm rigged…
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Left/Right Coalition Urges Congress to Let Ethanol Subsidies Expire in 2010
Washington, D.C., November 29, 2010 — A coalition of political groups today urged Congress to scrap energy subsidies by allowing the subsidies to expire at…
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Obama Administration Designates New Polar Bear Habitat
Washington, D.C., November 23, 2010–Today, the Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service finalized new habitat protections for polar bears. Officials say that…
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Congress Should Amend COICA, Think Tank Argues
Washington, D.C., November 19, 2010 — Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to approve the “Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act” (COICA).
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ClimateGate Scandal One Year Later, Many Questions Remain
Washington, D.C., November 18, 2010 — Friday, November 19th marks the first anniversary of the release of the e-mails and files from the University of…
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Small Businesses Not Growing? That’s Because Regulations Are
The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will hold a hearing Thursday, November 18, on “Assessing the Regulatory and Administrative Burdens on…
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Protest San Francisco’s Happy Meal Ban – While You Still Have a Choice
Washington, DC., November 16, 2010—The Competitive Enterprise Institute invites you to consider taking your family to McDonald’s for Happy Meals on Saturday, November 20th, to…
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FDA’s Caffeine Power Grab
Washington, D.C., November 17, 2010: The Competitive Enterprise Institute today called a pending FDA ban on caffeinated-alcoholic beverages a misguided and arbitrary extension of…
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Union Members: Where Do Your Dues Go?
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Obama Must Fire Climate Czar Carol Browner
Washington, D.C., November 10, 2010 — The Politico late Tuesday broke a story that the White House “rewrote crucial sections of an Interior Department…
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EPA Offers Draconian “Guidance” for Global Warming Energy Restrictions
Washington, D.C., November 10, 2010 — The Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency finally today released its “guidance” for how power plants and oil refiners will…
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Lawsuit Against Government-Tobacco Cartel Brought to Supreme Court
Washington, D.C., November 9, 2010 — After five years of litigation, a new challenge to the $200 billion backroom deal between major tobacco companies and…
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Big Labor Tries to Retain Influence in Congress
Washington, D.C., November 4, 2010 — America has voted and the power in Congress has shifted. House Democrats who kowtowed to union special interests have…
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NASA Moves to Quash FOIA Lawsuit, CEI Fights for Public Access
Washington, D.C., November 4, 2010 — NASA continues to block the right of US citizens to gain access to tax-funded global warming research and communications.
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Cap-and-Trade Hurts Democrats
Washington, D.C., November 3, 2010 — House Democrats who voted for the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill were big losers in the congressional elections. Approximately thirty Democrats…
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Supreme Court Should Strike Down California’s Video Game Law
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Ethanol + Wind Power = #Fail
Washington, D.C., October 26, 2010 — Ethanol subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year, and, so far, American taxpayers have wasted…
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Obama’s Truck Regulations Are Another Torpedo To US Economy
Washington, D.C., October 25, 2010 — As part of the Obama Administration’s ill-conceived energy-rationing campaign, today the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to target heavy-duty…
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The Case for Opening Borders to Highly Skilled Workers
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Tax-Subsidized Ethanol Boondoggle Set to Expire
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CEI Blasts Anti-Mobility TIGER II Grants
Washington, D.C., October 20, 2010 – The Department of Transportation today revealed its list of 73 Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) II…
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Experts Urge Michigan’s Next Governor to Reform Insurance Regulations
Contact: Lee Doren, 202-331-2259 Washington, D.C., October 19, 2010 – Michigan’s next governor has his work cut out for him. It is no secret that…
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Wireless Bill Shock Shouldn’t Be a Federal Issue
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Expansion of Net Neutrality Rules Threatens Consumer Choice, CEI Warns
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Businesses File Lawsuit Against SEC Over Proxy Access Rule
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Free Market Groups Urge Congress to Update U.S. Privacy Laws
Washington, D.C., September 23, 2010 — If you store sensitive files on your personal computer which law enforcement authorities wish to examine, they generally…
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Protest World Car-Free Day — Take a Drive!
Washington, D.C., September 21, 2010 — Here we go again – another year, another “World Car-Free Day,” the annual day dedicated to life without…
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House Antitrust Hearing Misses the Real Consumer Threat
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Statement by CEI’s John Berlau on the expected Senate passage of the “Small Business Jobs and Credit Act”
Washington, D.C., September 16, 2010 – The Senate is expected to end debate on a bill that it says will aid small businesses and result…
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FDA Warned Against Hazards of Curtailing Antibiotic Use in Livestock
Washington, D.C., August 30, 2010 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute submitted comments today on an FDA proposal to limit the use of certain antibiotics in…
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The Open Internet and Lessons from the Ma Bell Era
Washington, D.C., August 19, 2010 — Earlier this week, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart summed up the debate over net neutrality by stating, “On one…
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New Airline “Safety” Proposal – As Deadly As Ever
Washington, D.C., August 13, 2010 – The National Transportation Safety Board is reportedly recommending, once again, that airlines require separate seats for all children,…
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Corrupt Tobacco Settlement Deal Wins in Court, Appeal Likely
Washington, D.C., August 10, 2010 — A federal appeals court Tuesday ruled against a challenge to the 1998 tobacco settlement brought by the Competitive Enterprise…
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House Takes Baby Steps on Internet Gambling Reform
Washington, D.C., July 30, 2010—This week the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, originally introduced…
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House to Vote on Oil Spill Bill
Washington, D.C., July 30, 2010—Today the House of Representatives will vote on an energy bill to address BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The bill,…
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Senate Plan to Prevent Oil Spill Should Eliminate Government Cap on Liability
Washington, D.C., July 30, 2010—The Senate is preparing to vote next week on a bill aimed at preventing future BP-style oil spills—a plan that could…
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EPA Refuses to Reconsider Harmful Energy Regulations
Washington, D.C., July 30, 2010 – The EPA Thursday rejected petitions to reconsider the agency’s move to regulate greenhouse gas emissions as a “public endangerment”…
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Judge’s Injunction on Arizona Immigration Law Doesn’t Stop Law’s Harmful Impact
Washington, D.C., July 28, 2010 — Arizona’s controversial anti-immigration law goes into effect Thursday, despite a partial injunction handed down Wednesday by U.S. District Judge…
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Groups Call Alcohol Regulation Bill “An Affront to Consumer Freedom”
Washington, D.C., July 27, 2010 — Today a coalition of nonprofit and consumer groups sent a letter to Congress expressing concerns about H.R. 5034, the…
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Free Market Groups Urge Reform of Internet Gambling Law
Washington, D.C., July 26, 2010—Today a coalition of free market organizations, including the Competitive Enterprise Institute, released a joint letter to Congress regarding upcoming legislation…
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State Attorneys General Make Worst-in-the-Nation List
Washington, D.C., July 22, 2010—The worst state attorneys general in the country abuse the power of their office for political ends, a new report from…
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Lift Government Barriers to Encourage Competition and Innovation
Washington, D.C., July 21, 2010—Tomorrow the Senate Commerce Committee will mark up the “America COMPETES Act,” possibly adding an amendment that would create a 15-member…
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House Privacy Bill Endangers Privacy Competition, E-Commerce
Contacts: Ryan Radia, 202-331-2281 Richard Morrison, 202-331-2273 House Privacy Bill Endangers Privacy Competition, E-Commerce Government…