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Letters

CEI Joins Association for Competitive Technology in Opposing AB 1776 on Antitrust Framework

  • By: Jessica Melugin
  • 06/23/2026

We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge you to oppose AB 1776. The bill would create a broad California-specific antitrust framework for a wide…

Antitrust

Comment

CEI Comments on the Consolidated Audit Trail

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 06/22/2026

Securities and Exchange Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking“Concept Release on Consolidated Audit Trail and Other Audit Trails and Data Sources” CFR Parts 240 and…

Tech and Telecom

Comment

CEI Comments on Petition for Declaratory Ruling of KTRK Television, Inc. and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

  • By: DJ Hatch
  • 06/22/2026

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (“CEI”) respectfully submits these comments in response to the Media Bureau’s Public Notice in the above-captioned proceeding.[1] CEI…

Media, Speech and Internet Freedoms

Comment

CEI Comments on Federal Reserve’s Regulatory Capital Rules

  • By: John Berlau
  • 06/18/2026

Dear Mr. McDonough, On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I am pleased to comment to the Board of Governors of the Federal…

Banking and Finance

Letters

CEI Joins Taxpayers Protection Alliance Coalition’s Letter Opposing ASAA and KOSA Online Regulations

  • 06/17/2026

Dear Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Members of the Committee, We, the undersigned coalition of public-policy groups, think tanks, and nonprofits, write…

Media, Speech and Internet Freedoms

Letters

CEI Joins ATR’s Coalition Letter in opposition to Banning, Over-Regulating Drug Ads

  • 06/03/2026

Dear Members of Congress, We, the undersigned organizations, write in opposition to recent efforts to quash direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs.

Consumer Freedom

Letters

CEI Leads Coalition Letter Urging Passage of Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act (H.R. 1515) and the Information Quality Assurance Act (IQAA) (H.R. 6329)

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/27/2026

Dear Leader Thune and Senator Paul:  We write to urge the passage of the Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act (H.R. 1515) and…

Deregulation

Comment

CEI Comments on Collaboration Guidelines Request for Information

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 05/21/2026

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division’s…

Antitrust

Letters

CEI Leads Coalition Letter Supporting Preemption of the Misguided Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act

  • 05/01/2026

Dear Comptroller Gould,  On behalf of our organizations and the members they represent, we write to support your office’s moves to preempt the Illinois Interchange Fee…

Banking and Finance

Comment

CEI comments on OCC’s proposed implementation of GENIUS Act stablecoin regulation

  • By: John Berlau
  • 05/01/2026

Dear Comptroller Gould:On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I appreciate the opportunity to submit comments on OCC-2025-0372, the OCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking…

Financial Regulation

Letters

CEI Joins American Commitment’s Coalition Letter Urging Passage of the Missouri REINS Act

  • 04/30/2026

The clock is running out on the current legislative session, and with it, a critical opportunity to establish effective legislative control of major regulations…

Regulatory Reform

Comment

CEI Comments on Federal Reserve Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Prohibition on Use of Reputation Risk or Other Supervisory Tools to Encourage or Compel Banking Organizations to Engage in Politicized or Unlawful Discrimination

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 04/27/2026

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) is pleased to have the opportunity to comment on the Federal Reserve’s current notice of proposed rulemaking,…

Banking and Finance

Letters

CEI Joins ATR’s Coalition Letter in Support of Ending European Attacks on U.S. Tech and Telecommunications Companies

  • 04/24/2026

Dear Mr. President:Europe’s campaign for “digital sovereignty” is nothing more than a euphemismfor targeting American businesses. We write to commend your Administration’sstrong and principled…

Tech and Telecom

Letters

CEI Joins TPA Coalition Letter on Reducing Barriers to Affordable Medications

  • 04/24/2026

Chair Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and Members of the Committee:We, the undersigned organizations, representing millions of taxpayers and consumers across the country, urge you…

Healthcare

Legal Brief

Amicus Curiae Submission on the SEC’s No-Admit, No Deny Rule

  • By: Marin Murdock, Ondray T. Harris
  • 04/20/2026

Congress imposed a presumption of disclosure on the government. The SEC has inverted that frameworkby imposing a presumption of silence on private citizens. Since…

Law and Litigation

Letters

CEI Joins AEA’s Coalition Letter Opposing New Regulations in the Railway Safety Act

  • 04/16/2026

Dear Mr. President, America’s energy sector is entering a period of renewed pressure. Rising electricity demand, geopolitical instability, expanding domestic manufacturing, and the…

Rail and Mass Transit

Comment

CEI Comments RE: Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans; Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for public comments

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 04/14/2026

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on the…

Tech and Telecom

Comment

CEI Comments on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program

  • By: Jeremy Nighohossian
  • 03/13/2026

Comments of the Competitive Enterprise Institute Dear Dr. Oz, The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) submits these comments in support of several provisions…

Consumer Freedom

Comment

CEI Comments on NIST’s Request for Information Regarding Security Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Agents

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 03/09/2026

RE: Request for Information Regarding Security Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Agents Docket No.: NIST-2025-0035 The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) appreciates the opportunity to…

Tech and Telecom

Testimony

CEI’s Paige Lambermont testified this week before the House Science Subcommittee on policies driving U.S. AI growth

  • By: Paige Lambermont
  • 02/24/2026

Chairman McCormick, Ranking Member Sykes, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for holding this hearing today and inviting me to testify.

Energy and Environment

Letters

Accountability in Action: Repeal the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

  • By: Jeremy Nighohossian
  • 02/23/2026

Dear Representative/Senator, We appreciate your leadership in advancing President Trump’s agenda to reduce government spending and restore accountability by reining in bureaucracy and…

Business and Government

Comment

CEI Comments on Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model

  • By: Jeremy Nighohossian
  • 02/23/2026

Comments of the Competitive Enterprise Institute Dear Dr. Oz, The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) submits these comments in opposition to the creation…

Consumer Freedom

Legal Brief

Amicus Curiae Submission on Consumer Choice and Energy Regulation

  • By: Marin Murdock, Ondray T. Harris, Soriya Chhe
  • 02/20/2026

The Competitive Enterprise Institute requests that the Court grant certiorari and reverse the D.C. Circuit’s decision upholding the Department of Energy’s energy efficiency standards.

Comment

CEI comments on EPA’s proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Rule

  • By: Daren Bakst
  • 02/19/2026

Dear Ms. Kasparek: On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I appreciate this opportunity to provide comments on the proposed rule entitled “Updating…

Energy and Environment

Comment

Competitive Enterprise Institute Letter Supporting OPM’s Proposed Rule on Improving Performance, Accountability, and Responsiveness in the Civil Service

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 02/10/2026

Competitive Enterprise Institute Letter in Support of OPM proposed rule “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service” On behalf of the…

Labor and Employment

Letters

Removing Federal Barriers to Off-Grid Power: Enabling Innovation to Meet America’s Surging Electricity Demand

  • By: Paige Lambermont
  • 02/09/2026

Dear Senator, Electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers and other sources is rising at a rapid rate. At the same time, power…

Energy and Environment

Comment

CEI comments on NHTSA’s proposed SAFE III Rule to prevent automakers from being forced to produce and sell electric vehicles.  

  • By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 02/05/2026

Dear Mr. Bayer, On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the National Highway…

Transportation

Letters

Protecting Affordability and Innovation: Keep Prescriptive Rail Mandates Out of Surface Transportation Legislation

  • By: Iain Murray
  • 01/29/2026

Dear Chair Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, Chair Cruz, and Ranking Member Cantwell,  We are writing to oppose the inclusion of Railway Safety Act…

Transportation

Letters

CEI Supports Federal Preemption to Address Fragmented State AI Laws and Protect U.S. Competitiveness

  • By: Jessica Melugin
  • 01/28/2026

Urging Federal Preemption of Certain State Laws and Regulations Specific to Artificial Intelligence To the Members of Congress, On behalf of our…

Comment

The Case for Expanding Offshore Leasing to Support Affordable and Reliable Energy

  • By: Paige Lambermont
  • 01/23/2026

On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I appreciate this opportunity to provide comments on the 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

Energy and Environment

Letters

CEI Leads Coalition Commending Zeldin on His Leadership at the EPA

  • By: Daren Bakst
  • 01/22/2026

Dear Administrator Zeldin: The undersigned conservative organizations want to commend you for your leadership in 2025 and look forward to working with you…

Energy and Environment

Letters

CEI joins ATR in FCC rulemaking re ATSC 3.0 broadcast mandates: Urging a Continued Voluntary, Market-Driven Approach to Next Generation Television

  • By: Jessica Melugin
  • 01/20/2026

Thank you for the opportunity to provide further comments on proposed “Next Generation” Broadcast Television Standards. We, the undersigned organizations, urge the Federal…

Tech and Telecom

Legal Brief

Brief of Amicus Curiae: In Support of Inclusion of Fixed ACS Costs as Incremental Costs under Regulation II

  • By: Soriya Chhe
  • 01/07/2026

The Competitive Enterprise Institute requests that the court reverse the district court’s ruling that fixed ACS costs are not considered incremental costs under the…

Law and Litigation

Letters

CEI Joins ATR in Free-Market Coalition Urging Approval of Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition

  • 01/06/2026

Dear Members of Congress, The proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by an existing studio would provide great benefits to consumers. Regulators…

Regulatory Reform

Comment

CEI Submits Comment to Properly Define Regulated Waters under the CWA

  • By: Daren Bakst
  • 01/05/2026

RE: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322Dear Ms. Jensen and Mr. Boyd: On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I appreciate this opportunity to provide…

Energy and Environment

Comment

CEI Comments on the Proposed Rescission of the Blanket 4(d) Rule

  • By: Jacob Tomasulo
  • 12/22/2025

Dear Mr. Tirpak, On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I appreciate this opportunity to provide comments on the Fish and Wildlife Service’s…

Energy and Environment

Legal Brief

Brief of Amici Curiae: Pung v. Isabella

  • By: Soriya Chhe
  • 12/08/2025

In Pung v. Isabella County: CEI attorneys urged the U.S. Supreme Court to stop tax-foreclosure practices that strip homeowners of their equity, because they…

Business and Government

Letters

CEI Joins Center for Freedom and Prosperity to Highlight Urgent Need for Reform at the SEC

  • By: John Berlau
  • 12/05/2025

Dear President Trump: We are writing to highlight an important issue that directly impacts your administration’s efforts to democratize access to the alternative…

Financial Regulation

Comment

Supporting Clarification for Consumer Regulated Electricity: Reply Comments of Paige Lambermont

  • By: Paige Lambermont
  • 12/05/2025

Reply Comments of Paige Lambermont of the Competitive Enterprise Institute I appreciate this opportunity to provide feedback on the Secretary of Energy’s advance…

Energy

Comment

Reply Comments of the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Support of Charter Communications, Inc. and Cox Communications, Inc.

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Jessica Melugin
  • 12/04/2025

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) appreciates the opportunity to file reply comments on the application to transfer control of Cox Communications, Inc. (Cox) to…

Telecommunications

Letters

CEI In Support of the SCORE Act and Opposition to the SAFE Act

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 12/02/2025

Dear Speaker Johnson, We write today in support of H.R. 4312, the “Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act.”…

Regulatory Reform

Letters

CEI Letter of Support on the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Francisco Ferrisi, Matthew Adams, Ryan Young
  • 12/02/2025

Members of Congress, We write to reiterate our strong support for Rep. Van Duyne’s (TX-24) Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act…

Business and Government

Comment

How EPA’s Regional Haze Overreach Undermines State Authority and Ignores Emissions Progress

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 12/01/2025

I. Introduction             The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) is a policy and research organization dedicated to advancing the principles of free markets and limited…

Energy and Environment

Comment

Coalition Comment on EPA’s Proposed HFC Technology Transitions Reconsideration Rule

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/21/2025

Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0005: Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Promulgated Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing…

Energy and Environment

Comment

The Future of Deposit Insurance: Assessing Coverage Levels, Systemic Costs, and Depositor Confidence

  • By: John Berlau
  • 11/17/2025

Hearing Entitled: The Future of Deposit Insurance: Exploring the Coverage, Costs, and Depositor Confidence Dear Chairman Hill and Ranking Member Waters, On…

Banking and Finance

Comment

CEI comments on Regulatory Reform on Artificial Intelligence

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Jessica Melugin
  • 10/27/2025

RE: Request for Information: Regulatory Reform on Artificial Intelligence Docket No.: OSTP-TECH-2025-0067 The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) appreciates the opportunity to comment…

Tech and Telecom

Comment

Comments urging withdrawal of Chopra CFPB open banking mandate

  • By: John Berlau
  • 10/21/2025

Dear Acting Director Vought: On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I appreciate the opportunity to submit comments on RIN 3170-AB39, CFPB’s reconsideration…

Banking and Finance

Comment

CEI Comments on the FTC’s Draft Strategic Plan for FY 2026–2030: Supporting Balanced Enforcement, Evidence-Based Policymaking, and Regulatory Predictability

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 10/17/2025

[Author’s correction: This comment incorrectly stated that the Federal Trade Commission’s Draft Strategic Plan for FY 2026-2030 failed to comply with the Foundations for…

Business and Government

Letters

CEI joins coalition Letter against caps on stablecoin rewards

  • By: John Berlau
  • 10/16/2025

RE: Coalition in Support of Preserving Consumer Rewards and Competition in Digital Asset Legislation Dear Chairmen Scott and Boozman, Ranking Members Warren and…

Financial Regulation

Comment

CEI Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Consumables, and Medical Equipment, Including Devices

  • By: Jeremy Nighohossian
  • 10/15/2025

Comments of the Competitive Enterprise Institute Dear Deputy Assistant Secretary Khersonsky, The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) submits these comments in opposition to…

Deregulation

Letters

CEI Joins ATR in Urging Commerce to Reject Patent Tax Proposal Undermining OBBBA Success

  • By: Iain Murray
  • 10/09/2025

Dear Secretary Lutnick: The undersigned organizations represent millions of Americans for whom efforts alongside the Trump administration on the One Big Beautiful Bill…

Business and Government

Letters

CEI joins a coalition in Protecting Consumer Data: Why the CFPB Must Abandon Biden’s Flawed Open Banking Rule

  • By: John Berlau
  • 10/09/2025

Dear Acting Director Vought: We commend the bureau for acknowledging the flaws in the Personal Financial Data Rights rule promulgated under the Biden…

Banking and Finance

Letters

CEI Joins Coalition with Center for Individual Freedom in Strong Support of Charter–Cox Merger to Advance Free-Market Innovation and Consumer Benefits

  • By: Jessica Melugin
  • 10/07/2025

Dear Secretary Dortch: The undersigned organizations submit this letter to the Federal Communications Commission (hereinafter FCC) in support of the proposed combination of…

Innovation

Comment

CEI comments on the Justice Department and National Economic Council’s Request for Information Regarding State Laws with Extraterritorial Economic Impacts OLP182; Docket No. DOJ-OLP-2025-0169

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Jessica Melugin
  • 09/24/2025

RE: Justice Department and National Economic Council Effort to Identify State Laws with Out-Of-State Economic Impacts OLP182; Docket No. DOJ-OLP-2025-0169 On behalf…

Comment

CEI Comments on EPA Proposed Rule “Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards”

  • By: Daren Bakst, Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 09/22/2025

Dear Mr. Stout: On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), we appreciate this opportunity to provide comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s…

Energy and Environment

Comment

CEI is in Support of the GOOD Act: Bringing Federal Guidance Out of the Shadows

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Matthew Adams
  • 09/16/2025

Dear Members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, We write to you today ahead of markup of the Guidance…

Business and Government

Comment

CEI’S Request for Federal Intervention on State Climate Disclosure Laws That Adversely Affect Interstate Commerce and Violate Constitutional Limits

  • By: Stone Washington
  • 09/15/2025

Request for Information on State Laws Having Significant Adverse Effects on the National Economy or Significant Adverse Effects on Interstate Commerce Dear Mr. Schilling,…

Business and Government

Letters

CEI partners with AFP & Urges Congress to Modernize Labor Laws with Pro-Worker Employee Rights Act

  • By: Iain Murray
  • 09/10/2025

Dear Member of Congress: On behalf of the following organizations, we ask for your full support and co-sponsorship of H.R. 4154, the Employee…

Business and Government

Testimony

CEI’s Ben Lieberman testifies on Reforming Appliance Efficiency Standards: Restoring Consumer Choice and Ending Regulatory Overreach

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 09/09/2025

I. Summary The Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency standards program is decades old, and most major home appliances have been subjected to multiple rounds of…

Business and Government

Letters

CEI Joins CFIF in Coalition Letter Urging FCC to Preserve Free Market in Broadcast Negotiations

  • By: Jessica Melugin
  • 09/09/2025

Dear Chairman Carr: We, the undersigned conservative, free-market and pro-innovation organizations, write in support of your efforts to reduce government regulation and involvement…

Innovation

Letters

CEI joins coalition with TPA in Opposition to Increasing FDIC Deposit Insurance Limits

  • By: John Berlau
  • 09/09/2025

Dear Chairs Scott and Hill, and Ranking Members Warren and Waters, We, the undersigned organizations, representing millions of taxpayers and consumers nationwide, write…

Financial Regulation

Comment

CEI’s comment on FLRA’s Proposed AFCA Regulations: Constitutional Concerns and the Right to a Jury Trial

  • By: David S. McFadden
  • 09/08/2025

Dear Mr. Tso: The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has proposed procedural regulations for the Administrative False Claims Act (AFCA). Implementation of the…

Business and Government

Comment

CEI’s comment on Proposed Revisions to Section 503 Regulations and Enforcement Procedures to Align with APA and Executive Order 14173

  • By: David S. McFadden
  • 09/05/2025

Re:      Comment on Modifications to the Regulations Implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended Docket OFCCP-2025-0003 Dear Director…

Business and Government

Comment

CEI’s comment on Proposed Reforms to VEVRAA Regulations and Enforcement Procedures in Light of Constitutional and Administrative Law Concerns

  • By: David S. McFadden
  • 09/05/2025

Re:    Comment on Modifications to the Regulations Implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended Docket OFCCP-2025-0002…

Business and Government

Comment

CEI’s comment in Support of Rescission of EO 11246 Regulations and Reduction of OFCCP Authority

  • By: David S. McFadden
  • 09/05/2025

Re: Comment on Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations Docket OFCCP-2025-0001 Dear Director Eschbach: On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise…

Business and Government

Testimony

CEI’s Jessica Melugin speaks on The U.K.’s Online Safety Act

  • By: Jessica Melugin
  • 09/03/2025

Chair Jordan, ranking member Raskin, and distinguished members of the House Judiciary Committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony to this…

Tech and Telecom

Comment

CEI Comments on the Department of Energy’s Report A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate

  • By: Dr. David Legates, Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 09/02/2025

Dear Mr. Loucks, On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), we respectfully submit these comments on the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) July…

Energy and Environment

Comment

CEI comments on National Academies report on greenhouse gas emissions

  • By: Daren Bakst
  • 08/27/2025

Dear Ms. Staudt: On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I appreciate this opportunity to provide comments regarding the National Academies’ fast-track study…

Energy and Environment

Comment

CEI Comments on Proposed Environmental Protection Agency Rule Repealing 2024 Mercury Provisions for Coal-Fired Power Plants

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 08/11/2025

August 11, 2025 Environmental Protection Agency: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units…

Energy and Environment

Comment

CEI Comments on EPA’s Proposed Repeal of Powerplant Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards

  • By: Daren Bakst, Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 08/08/2025

Re: Docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2025–0124 Dear Ms. Thompson: On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), we respectfully submit these comments on the…

Energy and Environment

Letters

CEI Joins AEA in Request to Align IRS Clean Energy Guidance with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Sunset of Wind and Solar Subsidies

  • By: Daren Bakst
  • 08/07/2025

Re: Request for Revision of IRS Notices related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Dear Secretary Bessent, We respectfully request that the…

Business and Government

Letters

Request for Revision of IRS Notices to Align with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Executive Order 14315

  • By: Daren Bakst
  • 08/06/2025

Re: Request for Revision of IRS Notices related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Dear Secretary Bessent, We respectfully request that the…

Energy and Environment

Comment

CEI and PLF comment on Implementation of Clean Water Act Section 401

  • By: Daren Bakst
  • 08/06/2025

Dear Ms. Kasparek: On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Pacific Legal Foundation, I appreciate this opportunity to provide comments on…

Energy and Environment

Letters

CEI Joins ATR Letter Urging U.S. Action on Korea’s Digital Trade Barriers

  • By: Iain Murray
  • 07/28/2025

Dear President Trump:We write to thank you for your continued leadership in protecting American Innovators from unfair and discriminatory foreign digital policies. The…

Trade and International

Letters

CEI Joins ATR: Applauding U.S. Action on DST, Calling for Tougher EU Trade Terms

  • By: Jessica Melugin
  • 07/16/2025

Dear President Trump, Thank you for protecting American innovators from abuse by the Canadian government through their Digital Services Tax (DST). We also…

Tech and Telecom

Letters

CEI letter to EPA regarding Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act

  • By: Ben Lieberman, Daren Bakst
  • 07/15/2025

Dear Administrator Zeldin: The Competitive Enterprise Institute applauds the Trump administration’s efforts to streamline the federal permitting process for major projects, including those…

Business and Government

Comment

CEI Comments on Proposed Social Media Rulemaking

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 07/15/2025

On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the social media rules proposed by the Attorney General’s…

Tech and Telecom

Comment

In Defense of Consumer Choice: CEI Supports DOE’s Withdrawal of Overreaching Regulation on Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 07/11/2025

Department of Energy: Energy Conservation Program: Proposed Withdrawal of Determination of Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products as a Covered Consumer Product Notice of Proposed Withdrawal…

Environmental Housing Policy

Letters

CEI Joins American Consumer Institute in Support for the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act: A Step Toward Lower Costs and Greater Access

  • By: Jeremy Nighohossian
  • 07/08/2025

Dear Chairman Cassidy, Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member Pallone, Ranking Member Sanders: We, the undersigned consumer, free-market, and taxpayer organizations, write to thank you…

Healthcare

Letters

CEI Joins ATIF: Stopping Non-Tariff Attacks on U.S. Tech Firms and Industries

  • 07/02/2025

RE:       Stopping Non-Tariff Attacks on U.S. Tech Firms and Industries Dear Secretary Bessent, Secretary Lutnick, Ambassador Greer, and Mr. Navarro: On behalf of…

Tech and Telecom

Letters

CEI and AEA Letter to the Senate on Protecting IRA Subsidy Reform in Reconciliation

  • By: Daren Bakst
  • 06/30/2025

Dear Senator:In 2022, Democrats passed a radical plan to change how Americans use and consume energy. This plan was contained in the Inflation Reduction…

Energy and Environment

Letters

CEI Joins ATR: Overturn Biden’s Costly and Unlawful Wi-Fi Hotspot Rule with H.J. Res. 33

  • By: David S. McFadden
  • 06/20/2025

Dear Representative, We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to support of H.J.Res. 33, the resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to…

Tech and Telecom

Comment

CEI Comments on Use of Orally Ingestible Unapproved Prescription Drug Products Containing Fluoride in the Pediatric Population

  • By: Jeremy Nighohossian
  • 06/16/2025

Dear Commissioner Makary, The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) submits these comments in favor of the private use of fluoride supplements for children. CEI…

Consumer Freedom

Comment

CEI comments on repealing DOE’s 1605(b) Regulations: Ending the Trojan Horse for Cap-and-Trade

  • By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 06/16/2025

Dear Mr. Taggert: On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), I respectfully submit these comments on the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) proposed…

Deregulation

Comment

CEI comments on CFPB: Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings

  • By: Stone Washington
  • 06/13/2025

Dear Director Vought:             I am grateful for the opportunity to comment on the proposed rulemaking of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB…

Letters

CEI joins Advancing American Freedom calling on Congress to reassert its control over the the Unconstitutional Tariffs.

  • By: Kent Lassman
  • 06/13/2025

Dear Member of Congress: Your constituents are hurting because of President Trump’s tariffs. That harm will only worsen as the economic losses and…

Trade and International

Letters

CEI leads a Coalition Letter to End CFTC Red Tape Prediction Markets

  • By: John Berlau
  • 06/04/2025

Dear Acting Chair Pham and Commissioner Johnson: As leaders of conservative and free-market groups, we believe that government should not stand in the way…

Deregulation

Comment

CEI Comments on Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 05/27/2025

RE: Request for Public Comment Regarding Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers Docket No.: FTC-2025-0028 On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), we…

Antitrust

Comment

CEI Comments to Department of Justice Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force

  • By: Ben Lieberman, Daren Bakst, Paige Lambermont
  • 05/27/2025

Dear Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force Members: We appreciate this opportunity to provide comments to the task force regarding anticompetitive laws and regulations.

Energy and Environment

Comment

CEI comments on proposed regulation of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry

  • By: David S. McFadden
  • 05/23/2025

Re:      Proposed regulation of the Department of Labor and Industry, “Local Government Union Requirements and Employee Protections” Dear Ms. Bernhardt: I appreciate…

Labor and Employment

Testimony

Testimony of Paige Lambermont: Examining the Use of Federal Lands to Power American Technological Innovation

  • By: Paige Lambermont
  • 05/21/2025

Hearing on “Unleashing a Golden Age: Examining the Use of Federal Lands to Power American Technological Innovation” Written Statement of Paige Lambermont Research Fellow, Center…

Business and Government

Comment

CEI Comments on Technology Platform Censorship

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Jessica Melugin
  • 05/21/2025

RE: Request for Public Comment Regarding Technology Platform Censorship Docket No.: FTC-2025-0023 Introduction The authors of this submission would like to…

Antitrust

Letters

CEI leads coalition letter supporting Senate CRA votes against EPA California waivers

  • By: Daren Bakst
  • 05/21/2025

Dear Senator: The House recently passed, in a bipartisan manner, three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions rescinding Biden EPA waivers allowing California to…

Energy and Environment

Testimony

Testimony of Ben Lieberman: Mandates, Meddling, and Mismanagement: The IRA’s Threat to Energy and Medicine

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 05/20/2025

Summary The costs to the American people of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Green New Deal-style climate change provisions are proving to be far higher…

Business and Government

Letters

Letter to Senate Regarding California Waiver CRA Resolutions

  • By: Daren Bakst, Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 05/16/2025

Dear Senator: The U.S. Senate has a unique opportunity to overturn what may well be the most egregious case of unlawful bureaucratic overreach…

Energy and Environment

Testimony

Testimony of John Berlau: Enhancing Competition: Shaping the Future of Bank Mergers and De Novo Formation

  • By: John Berlau
  • 05/14/2025

Chairman Barr, Ranking Member Foster, and honorable members of this Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to present testimony on behalf of my organization,…

Banking and Finance

Comment

CEI comments advising DOT to rescind Biden administration SAFE 1 Repeal Rule

  • By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 05/06/2025

Dear Mr. Cohen, On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), I respectfully submit these comments responsive to the Department of Transportation’s request…

Transportation

Comment

CEI’s Comments to the Department of Transportation on Ensuring Lawful Regulation

  • By: David S. McFadden
  • 05/01/2025

Dear Mr. Cohen: The Department of Transportation’s above-captioned request for information seeks “public comment on how best to ensure lawful regulation and to…

Transportation

Comment

Competitive Enterprise Institute Letter in Support of DOT Request to Reduce Regulatory Burden

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 05/01/2025

On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), I respectfully submit the following comments in response to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) request for…

Deregulation

Letters

CEI joins ATR in a Call for Repealing Green New Deal Subsidies in Reconciliation

  • By: Daren Bakst
  • 04/30/2025

We, the undersigned organizations, are writing in support of repealing the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) green new deal subsidies to pay for tax cuts…

Energy and Environment

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