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Chair Brown Applauds House Probe Into FTC’s Involvement in Amazon-iRobot Merger Collapse
WASHINGTON – After House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) launched a probe into the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) role in the collapse of the iRobot-Amazon merger, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown issued the following statement: “American officials tasked with standing up for U.S. interests have no business working with European regulators to squash our…
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Chair Scott Brown Sounds Off on FTC’s Unilateral Action to Ban Noncompetes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2024 Chair Scott Brown Sounds Off on FTC’s Unilateral Action to Ban Noncompetes WASHINGTON – After the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) passed a new rule in a 3-2 party-line vote that bans businesses from including non-compete agreements in an employee’s contract, Chair Scott Brown released the following statement: “Non-compete agreements…
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Scott Brown on Concerning CPI Report: Why In The World Does Lina Khan Still Want To Break Up Amazon?
WASHINGTON – In response to the March consumer-price index showing annual inflation rates quickening to 3.5%, Scott Brown, Chair of the Competitiveness Coalition, issued the following statement: “As consumers pinch pennies to make ends meet, out-of-touch activists in the Biden Administration like FTC Chair Lina Khan continue their crusade to destroy companies whose lower prices…
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Scott Brown in Union Leader: Life under Biden more costly for everyone but those on top
Brown: “Life under the Biden administration has gotten harder and more expensive for all but those at the top. The policies and world view of (FTC Chair) Lina Khan and others are big reasons why.” WASHINGTON – In a new op-ed for the Union-Leader, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown explains how the Biden administration has…
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Chair Brown: As Khan’s Fourth Year Starts, A Disastrous Reign
Brown: “(Khan) has effectively turned the FTC into an anti-business, anti-competitive advocacy organization rather than a government agency.” WASHINGTON – Three years ago today, President Joe Biden made one of his most consequential economic decisions when he nominated Lina Khan, a protege of Elizabeth Warren with limited management experience, to lead the Federal Trade Commission…
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ICYMI: Scott Brown Discusses Overregulation With The Josiah Bartlett Center’s Drew Cline
Brown: “This administration, Drew, it’s upside down.” WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown joined WFEA’s Morning Update with the Josiah Bartlett Center’s Drew Cline for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the U.S. presidential race, Brown’s reaction to the State of the Union, and the Biden Administration’s continued suppression of American innovation.…
