Tag: Competitiveness Coalitition
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Chair Brown Applauds House GOP on FTC Funding Cuts
WASHINGTON – Today, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown applauded Republican leaders on a key House panel for rejecting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) budget request for a nearly 25 percent increase in funding. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government this morning passed its Financial Services and General Government FY 2025 bill, which included $388.7…
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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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ICYMI: Scott Brown in the Union Leader: Amazon is Punished for its Success
WASHINGTON – In an op-ed in the Union Leader, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown critiques the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) misguided lawsuit against Amazon that takes aim at the company’s widely popular Prime services. “As a protege of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, FTC Chair Lina Khan’s relentless crusade against American tech companies has been disappointing…
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ICYMI: Scott Brown Discusses the FTC’s Suit Against Amazon with Josiah Bartlett Center’s Drew Cline
Brown: “People express more satisfaction with their online marketplace than they do with their own political party!” WASHINGTON – During an interview on the New Hampshire-based WFEA Morning Update, Chair Scott Brown discussed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan’s misguided antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. During the appearance, Brown highlighted that “91% of Amazon…
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NH Journal Kicks Off “Diner Table Economics” Series With Presidential Candidates in the Granite State
WASHINGTON – As the presidential campaign heats up in New Hampshire, NH Journal launched “Diner Table Economics” with former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie featured as the first guest. In each interview, NH Journal’s Michael Graham sits down with a presidential candidate at a diner to discuss the pressing economic issues facing Granite Staters, ranging…
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Chair Brown on Prime Big Deal Days: Why Did OK AG Drummond Lend His Name to the Latest FTC Charade?
OKLAHOMA – As middle-class families, mom-and-pops, workers, teachers, students, and more enjoy Prime Big Deal Days this week, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown chided the Biden Administration’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for continuing its anti-consumer campaign against Amazon. “Declining consumer confidence, mortgage rates the highest in 23 years, and yet instead of focusing on ways…
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Chair Brown on Prime Big Deal Days: Why Did NH AG Formella Lend His Name to the Latest FTC Charade
NEW HAMPSHIRE – As middle-class families, mom-and-pops, workers, teachers, students, and more enjoy Prime Big Deal Days this week, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown chided the Biden Administration’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for continuing its anti-consumer campaign against Amazon. “Declining consumer confidence, mortgage rates the highest in 23 years, and yet instead of focusing on…
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At Start of Prime Big Deal Days, Chair Brown Blasts FTC for Anti-Consumer Suit Against Amazon
WASHINGTON – As nearly 150 million Americans enjoy Prime Big Deal Days this week, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown chided the Biden Administration and the ‘independent’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for continuing its anti-consumer campaign against Amazon. “Declining consumer confidence, lingering inflation and mortgage rates the highest in 23 years, and yet instead of focusing…
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Competitiveness Coalition Urges GOP Leaders to Probe FTC’s Unmerited Suit Against Amazon
WASHINGTON – The Competitiveness Coalition, along with 18 policy and advocacy organizations, today sent a letter to GOP congressional leaders requesting heightened scrutiny of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust suit against Amazon. In the letter, former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Scott Brown, chair of the Competitiveness Coalition, encourages Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC),…
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ICYMI: Chair Scott Brown Slams FTC’s Amazon Suit in the National Review
WASHINGTON – In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust suit against Amazon, National Review featured Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown’s response to the baseless case. Chair Brown criticized the FTC for launching such a misguided suit, particularly at a time when “every economic metric is moving in the wrong direction”: Scott Brown,…