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House to Vote on Plan to Cut Red Tape for Small, Fast-Growing Companies
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a plan to help small companies with big ambitions. The Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 (H.R. 1645)…
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Trump Budget Seeks More Accountability for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Trump’s 2019 budget plan, released today, has some big changes in mind for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), aiming to bring much-needed accountability and…
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White House Infrastructure Spending Plan Should Refocus on Maintenance for Roads, Water Treatment
The White House is expected to announce a $200 billion infrastructure spending plan, with a focus on shortening the permitting process for construction, directing dollars…
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CEI Sues U.S. State Department for Information on Paris Climate Agreement Maneuverings
Today, CEI filed a lawsuit challenging the State Department’s refusal to act on a series of CEI FOIA requests for more information regarding backstage work…
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CEI Coalition Urges Congress to Stop CFPB Rule Curtailing Short-Term Consumer Loans
Today, 23 free market groups led by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) sent a letter to Congress asking lawmakers to stop the Consumer Financial…
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CEI Praises House Plan to Fix Obamacare Menu Labeling Mandate
House Republicans are expected to vote tomorrow, February 6, on a bipartisan bill to scale back the most onerous provisions of the Obamacare menu labeling…
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Court Ruling on Constitutionality of CFPB Keeps Bureaucrats Unaccountable
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a disappointing ruling on the constitutionality of the controversial Consumer Financial Protection…
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CEI Objects to Attorneys Taking One-Third of IKEA Contractor Settlement Dollars
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CEI) objected to the settlement in Leung et al. v. XPO Logistics, Inc. yesterday, arguing that…
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CEI Calls for Investigation in Anthem Case Where Lawyers Overbill Class Members by 900 Percent
Last night, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness filed its response arguing why a special master is needed to investigate attorneys’…
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CEI Fights Facebook Settlement that Pays Consumers Nothing, Lawyers Get Nearly $4 Million
CEI is fighting a Facebook class action settlement where counsel negotiated millions in fees for themselves and a worthless disclosure for the class.
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Report: Supreme Court Janus Case Could Stop Forced Union Dues, But States Need Change to Members-Only Unions
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral argument in a lawsuit challenging forced union dues for public-sector workers, Janus v AFSCME Council 31,…
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House Financial Reform Plans Show Lawmakers Recognize Problems Caused by CFPB
This week, the House Financial Services Committee approved 15 bills on regulatory relief for community financial institutions, investment opportunities, access to financing for home buyers,…
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CEI Files Brief in Microsoft Supreme Court Case, Argues for Consumer Privacy Protections
This week, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed a Supreme Court amicus brief in support of the respondent in United States v.
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CFPB Rule Against Small Dollar Loans Flunks Legal Requirement, CEI Informs Regulators
The Competitive Enterprise Institute released a letter sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) on January 11, 2018 asking…
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CEI Commends Introduction of GOOD Act, Requiring More Agency Transparency
This week, Congressman Mark Walker introduced the Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act to improve agency transparency and accountability, while reducing the creep of federal…
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Report: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Payday Loan Rule Hurts the Working Poor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule against small dollar loans will hurt the working poor most, warns a new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
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CEI Encourages Supreme Court to Uphold Interstate Commerce Protections
Today the US Supreme Court agreed to hear South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., a case that will test the idea of limiting a state’s tax…
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Wayne Crews Responds to GOOD Act
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CEI Comments on Formation of Office of Economics and Analytics at the FCC
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CEI’s Ebell Responds to Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Leasing Plan
Myron Ebell, Director of Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, responded to today’s announcement by the Trump administration to allow drilling off all…
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Report: Auto Safety Lags Due to Outdated Government Standards
Motor vehicle safety should be a priority for Washington regulators, but regulators too often fail to update rules to stay current on the latest, best…
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Trump Marijuana Policy Undermines Citizens’ Rights
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama-era policy curtailing federal enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that have already legalized it...
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CCAF Takes Google Privacy Settlement to Supreme Court
The Court has previously expressed interest in addressing cy pres issues.
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CEI Objects to Attorneys’ Windfall in Anthem Data Breach Megafund Settlement
Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s (CEI) Center for Class Action Fairness objected to excessive attorneys’ fees in the settlement of In re Anthem, Inc.
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CEI Congratulates Hester Peirce
Competitive Enterprise Institute President Kent Lassman congratulated Hester Peirce on her confirmation to the Securities and Exchange Commission: “Hester Peirce understands the real…
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Ebell Reacts to Tax Bill Passage, ANWR Oil Production
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Myron Ebell responded to the passage of the tax bill today, which contained a provision for oil and gas production in…
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Yeatman Unpacks Flawed ANWR Objections
Today Congress considers a tax bill which contains a provision for drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), an area debated over…
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CEI Supports HR 3312’s Efforts to Restore Main Street Banks
Competitive Enterprise Institute Policy Analyst Daniel Press offered the following statement on the proposed H.R. 3312, the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act: “Subjecting…
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CEI Praises NLRB Decision to Reverse Course on Harmful Joint Employer Liability
Today the National Labor Relations Board, in a 3-to-2 decision, overturned its Obama-era ruling in the board’s own case against waste management company Browning-Ferris Industries. The…
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CEI Responds to FCC Repeal of Net Neutrality Regulations
Today's FCC vote to restore Internet freedom is a victory for consumers. Building the networks of tomorrow will require enormous investment and risk-taking -- today's…
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CEI Asks Court to Compel FCC to Respond to Petition on Charter Cable Merger
After over a year and a half without response from the agency, the Competitive Enterprise Institute is representing individuals taking the Federal Communications Commission to…
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CEI President Commends EPA Administrator Pruitt for Progress Made on Regulatory Reform
This morning, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Environment Subcommittee to discuss the EPA’s mission.
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Removing Broadband Barriers will Protect the Free and Open Internet
Policy makers should encourage competition and innovation in America’s broadband market.
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CEI Supports Workers, First Amendment in Supreme Court Forced Union Dues Case
We hope the Supreme Court recognizes the harm done when the government compels people to support principles, policy positions, and political endorsements they believe to…
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CEI’s Myron Ebell Comments on Trump’s Proclamations Downsizing two Utah National Monuments
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Supreme Court Sports Gambling Case Will Have a Big Impact on States
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House Democrats and Republicans Lead Crucial Effort to Stop Unfair CFPB Payday Loan Rule
A group of House Republicans and Democrats today introduced legislation under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block a controversial new rule issued by the…
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CEI’s Marlo Lewis Comments on EPA 2018 Renewable Fuel Standards
Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis of the Competitive Enterprise Institute commented on the EPA’s 2018 renewable fuel standards (RFS) released today: “Caving to pressure from Sen.
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Coalition to Congress: Airports, travelers would benefit from user fee cap increase
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Report: Dodd-Frank Volcker Rule Punishes Main Street
Banking restrictions imposed by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law have caused big problems for banks nationwide, a new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
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Judge Sides with Trump in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Fight
Upon news that a federal judge this afternoon ruled against a bureaucrat who claimed that she, not President Trump’s appointee Mick Mulvaney, is the lawful director of the…
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CEI’s Yeatman Offers Support for MINER Act
William Yeatman, senior fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, commented on H.R. 3905, the Minnesota’s Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act (MINER Act).
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Paper Asks: Where is the Scientific Debate in the Climate Debate?
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CEI Senior Attorney Ted Frank Criticizes CFPB Bureaucrats for Defying the President
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CEI Appeals Olive Oil Settlement Where Lawyers Make $1 Million, More Than Four Times the Class Recovery
On Monday evening, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) filed its opening appeal brief in a class action where the plaintiffs claim Filippo…
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CEI Says Pai’s Roll Back of Net Neutrality Regulations is ‘Immediate Victory’ for Transparency and ‘Promising Sign’ for Upcoming Vote
Competitive Enterprise Institute adjunct fellow Jessica Melugin offered a response to the news that the Federal Communications Commission is announcing its plan today…
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CEI Applauds FCC Vote to Relax Media Ownership Rules
Today the FCC voted 3-2 to relax outdated restrictions on media ownership. CEI technology fellow, Jessica Melugin praised the development: “The FCC’s…
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Video: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Doesn’t Protect Consumers, It Harms Them
Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute released a video that outlines how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) actually harms consumers rather than “protects” them.
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CEI Urges Swift Action on CFPB Problems as Director Richard Cordray Resigns
The CFPB under Cordray’s tenure has failed consumers.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute Sues State Department Again Over Paris Climate Agreement Records
Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed its second lawsuit against the State Department to obtain illegally withheld documents related to the 2015 Paris climate…