Tag: American Innovation and Choice Online Act
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Coalition Statement on the Left’s Pressure Campaign to Pass Antitrust Agenda in the Lame Duck
WASHINGTON – Following a report that left-wing activists are now urging President Joe Biden to step in and help urge Senate Democrats to pass their antitrust agenda, the Competitiveness Coalition released the following statement: “Lacking the votes for their reckless antitrust agenda – one that will only worsen inflation – the left wing is getting desperate and…
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Chair Scott Brown, Charles Sauer in Washington Times: Inflation, Government Spending and Antitrust Make for an Economic Disaster
WASHINGTON – In today’s Washington Times, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown and Market Institute President Charles Sauer sound the alarm in a joint op-ed about how the left’s continued push to spend excessively and pass misguided bills such as the American Innovation and Choice Online Act will worsen the inflation crisis. “Another month brought a…
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Competitiveness Coalition: Abandon Antitrust, Focus on Innovation, Economic Growth
WASHINGTON – With Americans struggling to keep up with an 8.2% annual inflation rate, an increase of 0.4% for the month and more than the 0.3% Dow Jones estimate, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown today blasted liberal leaders on Capitol Hill for using what little time remains this legislative session on attacking America’s innovators rather…
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Competitiveness Coalition to NFL Fans: Don’t Get Used to Streaming Thursday Night Football if Senator Klobuchar Has Her Way
WASHINGTON – Ahead of tonight’s kickoff between the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts, the Competitiveness Coalition issued a stark warning to the more than 11 million NFL fans who have streamed gridiron action via Amazon Prime: don’t get used to it. “The millions of Americans getting ready to enjoy Thursday night football on Amazon Prime…
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Former National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien & Scott Brown Pen Joint Op-Ed: “Congress Should Try to Stop China, Not Undermine American Tech Innovators”
WASHINGTON – In an exclusive op-ed published on Fox News, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown and Former National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien urged Congress to focus on countering China’s global ambitions rather than continuing to push antitrust legislation that would weaken the American tech industry. “To check China’s ambitions, U.S. lawmakers should advocate for…
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After Senate Judiciary Hearing, Coalition Slams Biden Admin’s Activist Antitrust Agenda
Chair Scott Brown Says Politicization of the FTC Hurts the American Economy WASHINGTON – Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown today released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights concluded a hearing examining federal antitrust enforcement that featured FTC Chair Lina Khan and Assistant Attorney General for the…
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Coalition Member Hispanic Leadership Fund Op-ed in Townhall: “Misguided Antitrust Bill Will Wreak Havoc on US Economy, American Innovation”
WASHINGTON – As Congress reconvenes this week with a long legislative to-do list, Competitiveness Coalition member and President of the Hispanic Leadership Fund Mario Lopez urged conservative lawmakers to reject one of the bills reportedly under consideration: the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICO), S.2992, being championed by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar. Writing in…
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Chair Brown on Ringside Politics: Klobuchar’s Antitrust Bill will “Absolutely Increase Inflation”
LOUISIANA – During a radio interview with New Orleans-based Ringside Politics this morning, Chair Scott Brown slammed the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, S.2992, highlighting the further economic hardship it will inflict on hardworking taxpayers, businesses and families at a time when inflation has already reached a 40-year high. “This bill will absolutely increase…
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Chair Scott Brown on Moon Griffon Show: “Federal Government is Not the Answer”
Radio Host Questions Senator Kennedy’s Continued Support for the Klobuchar Antitrust Bill LOUISIANA – During an interview on The Moon Griffon Show, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown hammered the left’s reckless antitrust agenda and the negative ramifications on our economic and national security. At the center of the conversation was the American Innovation and Choice Online Act…
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Coalition Chair Scott Brown’s Latest Op-ed on RVIVR: Misguided Antitrust Bill Exacerbates Inflation, Weakens U.S. Innovation
WASHINGTON – In an exclusive op-ed recently published on Louisiana-based RVIVR.com, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown urged conservative lawmakers to oppose the American Innovation Choice Online Act (AICO), S.2992, arguing the bill does nothing to address inflation and hurts American competitiveness. “This legislation presents far too many security vulnerabilities and does nothing to fix the…