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CEI Comments on EPA’s Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking : EPA Transparency Rule
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPR)[1] on its proposal…
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CEI Joins NTU Leads 29 Free Market Organizations in Opposing Merger Ban Proposals
Dear Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, and Leader McCarthy: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing taxpayers and free market advocates across the nation,…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter in Opposition to Any Proposal to Impose “Buy American” Mandates on Medicines
Dear Secretary Mnuchin, Director Kudlow, Leader McConnell & Leader McCarthy: We write in opposition to any proposal to impose “Buy American” mandates on medicines.
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CEI Comments on SEC Proposed Rules to Restrict Investor Access to Certain Funds
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Petition for Rulemaking to End the Commission’s Backdoor Regulation of 12b-1 Fees
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CEI Petition for Review SAFE Rule
Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 32909, the Clean Air Act § 307(b)(1), 42 U.S.C. § 7607(b)(1), Section 702 of…
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Coalition Letter Opposing Effort to Expand Durbin Amendment to Credit Cards
Dear President Trump, Majority Leader McConnell, and Speaker Pelosi As leaders of groups representing millions of consumers, taxpayers, and entrepreneurs, we sympathize with businesses struggling…
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CEI Comments to OST on ACPA NPRM
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…
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Open Letter to Blackrock CEO Larry Fink
Dear Mr. Fink, As the nation stands at the edge of an economic precipice and stares into it bleakly, you and your firm, the largest…
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Re: Request for Reconsideration: Appeal of NASA’s IQA Response of March 11, 2020
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter on Taiwan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Republic of China
Dear Mr. President: We are writing to encourage you to initiate negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Republic of China (Taiwan). Such…
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Prepared Statement of Dr. Benjamin Zycher and Dr. Patrick J. Michaels on S. 2754, “American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019”
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Comments of the Competitive Enterprise Institute on S. 2754, the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019 Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works April 6, 2020
The Competitive Enterprise Institute is a public policy and analysis organization committing to advancing the principles of free markets and limited government. We have raised…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter Urging House to Reject “Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act”
We, the undersigned 26 organizations, on behalf of more than 250 million taxpayers and consumers across these United States, urge you in the strongest possible…
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Brief of Amicus Curiae Supporting Appellees/Cross-Appellants and Seeking Reversal in Part
Wielded against citizens and organizations—including public-interest advocacy organizations—strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) “masquerade as ordinary lawsuits.” Hilton v. Hallmark Cards, 599 F.3d 894, 902…
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CEI Comments on Proposed Updated NEPA Procedural Regulations
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) proposed update of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedural regulations.
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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…
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Questions for the Record
The Honorable John Shimkus (R-IL) Is it true that the replacements for HFCs are more expensive than their counterparts? If so, what impact will this…
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CEI Comments on Intermediate Bodies Rule
Dear Director Rosenfield, On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I respectfully submit the following comments. Founded in 1984, the Competitive Enterprise Institute is a…
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CEI Joins Coalition for Future Mobility Coalition on Federal AV Legislation
View Full Document as PDF Dear Chair Schakowsky and Ranking Member McMorris Rodgers: As companies and organizations dedicated to the safe development and…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter to the White House on Vaping
Dear Mr. President We urge you to preserve access to life-saving alternatives to cigarettes for the millions of adults who rely on electronic cigarettes and…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter Supporting Confirmation of Andrew Wheeler to be EPA Administrator
Dear United States Senators: Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, also known as the Appointments Clause, gives the President the…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter on EB-5 Reform
Dear Chairman Graham and Ranking Member Feinstein: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we write to support the Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act, S.2778,…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter to SEC on Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles
On November 25, 2019, the Commission re-proposed rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, proposed new rule 15l-2 under the Securities Exchange Act…
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Michelle Minton Testimony on Flavored Tobacco Products
Thank you for giving the public an opportunity to provide input as you consider this proposal. I sincerely hope you listen to the testimony you’ll…
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CEI Leads Coalition Letter Supporting Revamping American Infrastructure Act of 2020
Dear Members of Congress: We write in strong support of the Revamping American Infrastructure Act of 2020 (H.R. 5571). The bill would order the Secretary…
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Testimony of Ben Lieberman Before House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change
Chairman Tonko, Ranking Member Shimkus, and Members of this subcommittee, thank you for this invitation to speak today at this hearing on H.R. 5544, the…
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Comments on Proposed Rule Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (“CEI”), we are pleased to provide the following comments on the Department of Commerce’s proposed regulation concerning the…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter on FCC C-Band Proceeding
Dear Chairman Pai, and Commissioners O’Rielly, Rosenworcel, Carr, and Starks: We support the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moving quickly to enable secondary market transactions in…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter on the L-Band
Dear Chairman Pai: We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to take decisive action to make additional mid-band spectrum available without delay. Such expansion will allow…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter on Surprise Billing
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, Leader Schumer, and Whip Scalise, The undersigned groups representing millions of taxpayers and consumers around the country urge…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter Urging Finance Ministers to Oppose Global Digital Taxation
On behalf of billions of taxpayers and consumers around the globe, we, the undersigned, urge you to oppose international efforts to weaponize global conversations about…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter on Proposed Rule on Securing the ICTS Supply Chain
On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing a diverse coalition of taxpayer and consumer advocacy groups, we write urging you to withdraw or significantly amend…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter on Fixed Drug Pricing
Dear Republican Members of the House and Senate, We represent fiscal conservatives and free market activists from across the country, and we are concerned about…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter Opposing PRO Act
Dear Member of Congress, We are writing in opposition to the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Senator Patty Murray and Congressman Bobby Scott…
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CEI Joins TPA Coalition Letter on Section 232
Dear Senator, On behalf of millions of taxpayers and consumers across the country, we, the undersigned, write to urge members of the Senate Finance Committee…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Extension of Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
Dear Majority Leader McConnell, We, the undersigned organizations, write to object to any deal that extends, expands, or enlarges the electric vehicle tax credit…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter on SEC Decision RE Consolidated Audit Trail Database
Dear Chairman Clayton, We, the undersigned organizations, write today to express our grave concerns with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to require broker-dealers…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter on Mid-Band Spectrum
Dear Chairman Pai: We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to take decisive action to make additional mid-band spectrum available without delay. Such expansion will allow…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter to the President on World Trade Organization Appellate Body
Dear Mr. President: The World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body will cease to function on December 10 when terms of two of the remaining three…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter to House Republicans on NFIP Rates
Dear Minority Leader McCarthy, Minority Whip Scalise, and Ranking Member McHenry: Our organizations write in response to the recent letter from 64 members to…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter Opposing H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act
Dear Senators and Representatives: The undersigned organizations urge Congress to reject H.R. 397 the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions (Butch-Lewis) Act of 2019. Ultimately, this legislation…
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CEI Leads Coalition Letter to Congress on STB Revenue Adequacy Hearing
Dear Chairmen Fischer and Lipinski, Ranking Members Duckworth and Crawford, and Members of the Subcommittees,…
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Supplemental Testimony: “Trump’s Wrong Turn on Clean Cars”
Thank you, again, Chairman Rouda and Ranking Member Comer, for inviting me to testify at the Subcommittee’s October 29, 2019 hearing titled “Trump’s Wrong Turn…
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CEI Comments on Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Incandescent Lamps
The undersigned free market organizations have a longstanding interest in bringing to light the deleterious consequences of regulations, which are often neglected by federal agencies…
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Trump’s Wrong Turn on Clean Cars
Chairman Rouda, Ranking Member Comer, and Members of the House Government Oversight Subcommittee on Environment, thank you for inviting me to speak today at this…
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CEI Comments on FMCSA HOS NPRM
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…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter Opposing APEX Act
The undersigned, dedicated to promoting free markets, limited government, and constitutional principles, write to express serious concerns about a piece of legislation known as the…
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CEI Leads Coalition to Comment in Support of EPA’s Proposed Rule Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification
We write in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule, Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification, 88 Fed. Reg. 44080, (August 22, 2019)…
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CEI Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Pelosi Drug Tax Plan
Dear Members of Congress: We write in opposition to the prescription drug pricing bill offered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would impose an excise…