Regulatory Comments

• By: Fran Smith
• 04/12/2007

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• By: Gregory Conko
• 03/30/2007

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s animal cloning Draft Risk Assessment,…

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 02/07/2007

Dear Chairman Cox, In American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Pension Plan v. AIG, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals asked the…

• By: CEI Staff
• 10/24/2006

The Brief of Amici Curiae Climate Scientists David Battisti, et al., in Support of Petitioners (“CS Brief”) is founded upon the unsupported notion…

• By: Hans Bader
• 08/22/2006

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• By: Myron Ebell
• 03/16/2006

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• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 03/13/2006

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 08/31/2005

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• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 08/31/2005

Dear Administrator Johnson: As the extent of the human tragedy on theGulf Coast becomes clear, it is imperative that the Americans who have been…

• By: Isaac Post
• 08/08/2005

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• By: Braden Cox
• 07/28/2005

COMMENTS OF THE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE CONERNING ITS PROPOSED RULEMAKING AMENDING APARTMENT INFORMATION VENDOR RULES I.D. No. DOS-24-05-00003-P (June…

• By: Braden Cox
• 05/10/2005

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• By: Braden Cox
• 05/10/2005

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• By: Braden Cox
• 05/10/2005

Full Document Available in PDF Technological “convergence” –…

• By: Braden Cox
• 04/18/2005

There are many “freedoms” associated with communications. Often these freedoms are defined from the consumer perspective—for instance, the freedom to access content or to use…

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 04/13/2005

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• By: Christopher C. Horner
• 04/05/2005

Full Document Available in PDF The US signed Kyoto…

• By: Braden Cox
• 03/07/2005

Dear Chairman Powell: I write to offer my thoughts on the pending petition by Level 3 requesting that the FCC not apply access charges…

• By: Ben Lieberman
• 12/08/2004

Ben Lieberman discusses the Supreme Court review of bans of direct interstate wine shipments to consumers. Under review are Michigan and…

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews
• 09/30/2004

OVERVIEW<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />   Most observers believe that antitrust law protects consumers and has…

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews
• 09/30/2004

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• By: Braden Cox
• 09/30/2004

Full Document Available in PDF Dealing with spam involves more…

• By: Braden Cox
• 09/30/2004

  About the Competitive Enterprise Institute  The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) is a nonpartisan policy analysis organization, dedicated to the principles of limited…

• By: Gregory Conko
• 07/19/2004

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• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 07/13/2004

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• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 07/08/2004

Remarks to the 33rd Annual Fourth of July Conservative Family Soiree Thanks Morton [Blackwell, president of the Leadership…

• By: Ben Lieberman
• 07/06/2004

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• 06/24/2004

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• By: Angela Logomasini
• 05/21/2004

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• By: Christopher C. Horner
• 05/06/2004

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• By: Christopher C. Horner
• 05/06/2004

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• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 03/31/2004

Mr Smith. We must take the climate change/global warming question seriously. But the global warming issue involves at least 3 separate sub-issues: Global warming…

• By: Braden Cox
• 03/16/2004

  Back in the olden days of data communications (1960s and 70s), data and voice were joined at the hip. Both lived…

• By: Gregory Conko
• 02/12/2004

{1} Thank you.  It’s a very common mistake to believe that consumers could only have a choice if the government requires mandatory labeling of genetically…

• By: Ronald Bailey
• 02/04/2004

Full testimony available in pdf format. On February 4th, 2004, CEI Adjunct Fellow…

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 01/15/2004

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• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 01/15/2004

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• By: Braden Cox
• 09/01/2003

Transcript available in pdf format Open Aviation for a Global Industry: …

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 08/27/2003

Full text available in pdf format   Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and members…

• By: Solveig Singleton
• 08/26/2003

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• By: Ben Lieberman
• 08/21/2003

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• By: Gregory Conko
• 08/09/2003

Facts about “Genetically Modified Foods” Some environmentalists claim that “genetic modification” – or what scientists call “recombinant DNA-engineering” or “bioengineering” – of crop plants…

• By: Gregory Conko
• 08/09/2003

La Realidad sobre las Comidas Modificadas Genéticamente   Algunos ambientalistas dicen que la “modificación genética”—lo que los científicos llaman “técnicas de ADN recombinante”—de…

• By: Angela Logomasini
• 07/29/2003

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• By: Solveig Singleton
• 07/25/2003

The term “privacy” best refers to a set of problems arising, in a very loose sense, from the misuse of information, but nonetheless very different…

• By: Solveig Singleton
• 06/10/2003

If one pokes at free speech rights with a sharp analytic and historical stick, it may come as a surprise to many how much free…

• By: Braden Cox
• 06/09/2003

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• By: Angela Logomasini
• 06/05/2003

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• By: Braden Cox
• 06/05/2003

Submitted for the Competitive Enterprise Instituteby Braden Cox, (202) 331-2254 or [email protected]  E-commerce sales account for barely more than 1 percent of aggregate…

• By: Thomas J. Bray
• 05/20/2003

I suspect that Warren Brookes would be both pleased and appalled at the festivities tonight.   Appalled, because he was a gentle, modest man…

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 05/17/2003

HEIDI COLLINS, HOST: Hello, I’m Heidi Collins…As the weather warms up around the nation, it’s not just sunscreen you need to worry about. It could…

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 05/06/2003

Dear Chairman Hyde:   The undersigned non-profit organizations write to share our concerns with the sense of the Congress language on climate change…

• By: Braden Cox
• 05/01/2003

Submitted for the Competitive Enterprise Institute by Braden Cox, (202) 331-2254 or [email protected]  Connecting to the internet without wires has great promise. It…

• 04/23/2003

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• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 04/17/2003

Dear Ms. Combs:   Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) March 5, 2003 Draft Strategic…

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 04/04/2003

Dear Chairman Domenici:   The undersigned organizations write to share our views on the climate title in the draft comprehensive energy legislation prepared…

• By: Kenneth Brown, Ph.D.
• 03/28/2003

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• By: Angela Logomasini
• 03/28/2003

  Written Comments of Angela Logomasini   Director of Risk and Environmental Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute…

• By: Jody Clarke
• 03/18/2003

My name is Jody Clarke. I am vice president of communications at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., but today I am here speaking…

• By: Kenneth Brown, Ph.D.
• 03/17/2003

My name is Kenneth Brown. I hold a Ph.D. in mathematical statistics from Johns Hopkins University. I have published numerous articles on…

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 03/10/2003

Dear Ms. Victory:   The FCC has announced its plans for unbundling local phone networks, and as Chairman Powell pointed out to Congress…

• By: Sam Kazman
• 02/26/2003

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and Consumer Alert hereby submit these comments on NHTSA’s proposal to increase its light truck CAFE standards.  In…

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 02/24/2003

Dear Chairman Stratton:   We respectfully request that you extend the comment periods (The February 28 deadline for presentation materials, the March 17…

• By: Christopher C. Horner
• 02/20/2003

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• By: Christopher C. Horner
• 02/19/2003

• By: Christopher C. Horner
• 02/10/2003

Re: Request for Response to/Renewal of Federal Data Quality Act Petition Against Further Dissemination of ‘Climate Action Report 2002’” (“RFC”)   Dear Administrator…

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 01/27/2003

Dear Mr. President: We are writing to reiterate our concerns about the Administration’s plan to award regulatory offsets (“transferable credits”) to companies that reduce…

• By: Christopher C. Horner
• 01/17/2003

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• By: Braden Cox
• 01/15/2003

  COMMENTS OF THE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONCONERNING ITS PROPOSED RULEMAKING REQUIRING PROXY VOTE DISCLOSURES BY MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES  …

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 12/16/2002

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• By: Ben Lieberman
• 11/15/2002

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• By: Solveig Singleton
• 11/12/2002

Summary of Comments Proposed IRS regulations (REG 133254-02, REG 126100-00) would require financial institutions to report interest on deposits paid to nonresident alien individuals that…

• By: Solveig Singleton
• 11/01/2002

Full Presentation Available In PDF Format Delivered At “Financial Center Switzerland In Its International Environment”A Conference…

• By: Ben Lieberman
• 10/25/2002

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• By: CEI Staff
• 10/18/2002

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• By: Christopher C. Horner
• 10/18/2002

Dear Admiral Lautenbacher and Dr. Mahoney, I write regarding the US Global Change Research Program’s (USGCRP) “Planning Workshop for Scientists and Stakeholders”, scheduled for…

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 10/02/2002

Dear Mr. President:   Congratulations on your Administration’s tour de force performance at the Sustainable Development Summit in Johannesburg. We applaud your successful…

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 09/25/2002

An Open Letter to Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), James Jeffords (I-VT), Charles Schumer…

• By: Solveig Singleton
• 09/24/2002

Before the United States Trade Representative Interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee Comments of Competitive Enterprise Institute Concerning   These comments pertain to non-tariff…

• By: Ben Lieberman
• 09/13/2002

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• By: Sam Kazman
• 08/19/2002

The Long Island Breast Cancer Study, With Apologies To The Artist Saul Steinberg On August 6, 2002, the National Cancer Institute released…

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 08/02/2002

Dear President Bush, We write to thank you and express our support for the positions you have taken on the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable…

• By: Christopher C. Horner
• 07/24/2002

STATEMENT OF CHRISTOPHER C. HORNER TO THE JOINT HEARING OF THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS Mr. Chairman,…

• By: James V. DeLong
• 07/22/2002

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• By: Christopher C. Horner
• 06/04/2002

Re:       Petition under Federal Data Quality Act             To Prohibit Further Dissemination of “Climate Action Report 2002” Dear Administrator Whitman, For the…

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 06/03/2002

Dear President Bush,   We are deeply disappointed to read your Administration’s submission to the United Nations, the “Climate Action Report 2002” (“CAR”). …

• By: Solveig Singleton
• 05/29/2002

  Dear Assistant Secretary Victory:   The non-profit civic, consumer, public advocacy, and policy organizations listed below respectfully call upon the Department…

• By: Angela Logomasini
• 05/28/2002

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• By: Solveig Singleton
• 05/09/2002

The changing landscape of information technology means uncertainty about the traditional balance between the free flow of information and privacy. California has become the focus…