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WASHINGTON – In the wake of iRobot’s announcement that it filed for bankruptcy and that the company would now be controlled by its Chinese supplier, Competitiveness Coalition Chairman Ronna McDaniel lamented this outcome in the below statement: “Americans will not hear Lina Khan or Elizabeth Warren take ownership for their role in devaluing Massachusetts-based iRobot…

WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Competitiveness Coalition Chairman Ronna McDaniel authored a new piece for InsideSources warning that former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan’s work with socialist New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will bring failed “Bidenomics” policies to the city and exacerbate the ongoing affordability crisis. This comes after Chairman…

WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, FOX News Digital reported on Competitiveness Coalition Chairman Ronna McDaniel’s recent letter to socialist New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in which she urged him to reconsider the appointment of former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to his transition team. “‘(Mamdani is) saying one thing and…

WASHINGTON – Competitiveness Coalition Chairman Ronna McDaniel sent a letter to socialist New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, urging him to reconsider the appointment of former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to his transition team, citing her anti-consumer, anti-business record during her tenure and continuation of the failed “Bidenomics” agenda. In the letter,…

WASHINGTON – Today, the Competitiveness Coalition announced that Ronna McDaniel, former chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Michigan Republican Party, will serve as the new Coalition Chairman. McDaniel succeeds former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Scott Brown. Founded in 2022 and incubated by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU), the Competitiveness Coalition consists of…

WASHINGTON – As Amazon’s annual “Prime Big Deal Days” promotion is set to kick off tomorrow, the Competitiveness Coalition today urged regulators to reassess whether their efforts to dismantle a successful American company are actually good for consumers. A hallmark event for the more than 180 million Americans who subscribe to Prime, the two-day promotion…

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the jury trial in FTC v. Amazon.com, Inc., beginning this afternoon in Seattle, WA, Brandon Arnold, interim chairman of the Competitiveness Coalition, released the following statement asking the FTC why it continues to pursue a meritless case nearly two years after former Chair Lina Khan initially filed the complaint: “Consumers greatly…

WASHINGTON – This week, the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) passed their appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026, putting it before the full committee. The Competitiveness Coalition applauded this crucial first step taken by subcommittee Chair Dave Joyce (R-OH) and other members of the panel in the below statement: …

WASHINGTON – As more than 180 million Americans prepare to take advantage of Amazon’s Prime Day Deals, the Competitiveness Coalition today urged regulators and policymakers to rethink whether their misguided efforts to dismantle a homegrown company offering a wide-range of goods at affordable prices is truly in the best interest of consumers.  Notably, Amazon’s famous…

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Canadian government rescinded its punitive Digital Services Tax on American technology companies just hours before the tax, retroactive to 2022, was set to take effect after President Donald Trump stood up for our innovators and ended trade negotiations with Canada. The Competitiveness Coalition issued the below statement:  “America scores a major…