Tag: competitiveness
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Brown on Biden Budget: Giving the DOJ Antitrust Division More Taxpayer Cash Is the Wrong Approach
WASHINGTON – Following the release of President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget, the Competitiveness Coalition today blasted the proposal’s increase in funds to support failed antitrust policies being peddled by liberal leaders like Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Specifically, the President’s budget calls for a $100 million increase in funding to be directed toward the…
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Brown on Select Committee Hearing on the CCP: U.S. Must Maintain Competitive Edge in Race for Global Tech Dominance
WASHINGTON – Ahead of the first hearing of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Scott Brown, chair of the Competitiveness Coalition, released the following statement: “From COVID-19’s origins, spy balloons, cozying up to Vladimir Putin and bolstering their military capabilities in the South China…
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Brown on FOX Radio: Antitrust Bill Gives Away One of America’s Advantages in US-China Rivalry
WASHINGTON – During a FOX News radio interview, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown pushed back on President Joe Biden’s call for antitrust enforcement and criticized the Administration for failing to address the economic and security threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Permitting the Chinese surveillance balloon to traverse across the U.S. for several…
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Brown on State of the Union: Chinese Spy Balloon a Stark Reminder of Stakes in U.S.-Chinese Tech Race
WASHINGTON – With media reports indicating that President Biden’s State of the Union address will include antitrust enforcement targeting the tech industry, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown released the following statement urging him to take a different course: “The Chinese surveillance balloon was the most tangible example of Americans’ growing frustration with Beijing’s increased military…
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Competitiveness Coalition Congratulates Rep. Thomas Massie on Becoming House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman
WASHINGTON – Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown today congratulated Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) on taking the gavel as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust: “Today’s news is a win for American innovators and entrepreneurs and a setback for the big government advocates seeking to empower…
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Scott Brown Responds to Ken Buck’s Stunning Admission: At Least He Deserves Points for Honesty
WASHINGTON – In response to U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s (R-CO) recent statement that Americans “don’t need next day delivery,” former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Scott Brown, chair of the Competitiveness Coalition, issued the following statement: “His antitrust vision might be flawed, but give Ken Buck points for honesty. The American Innovation and Choice Online (AICO)…
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Competitiveness Coalition Congratulates Mike Gallagher on Earning House Select Committee on China Gavel
WASHINGTON – Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown today congratulated Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) after the Speaker officially selected the Wisconsin lawmaker as the first Chairman of the newly-established House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. “As one of the most outspoken leaders in Congress on the…
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Competitiveness Coalition Congratulates Cathy McMorris Rodgers on Earning House Energy & Commerce Gavel
WASHINGTON – Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown today congratulated Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on officially taking the gavel as chair of the House Energy & Commerce Committee. “As a solutions-oriented policymaker, Cathy McMorris Rodgers’s leadership of the House Energy & Commerce Committee should be celebrated by advocates of innovation everywhere, and the Competitiveness Coalition…
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In Letter to GOP Congressional Leaders, Competitiveness Coalition Sounds the Alarm on the Left’s Antitrust Agenda
Urges McCarthy, McConnell to Hold the Line On S. 2992 & S. 2710 During Lame-Duck WASHINGTON – As the 117th Congress returns for the lame-duck legislative work period, the Competitiveness Coalition today issued a letter to Republican U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging their respective caucuses to…
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Chair Brown Statement Issues Warning to Conservatives: Don’t Be Fooled By Attempts to Revitalize Antitrust Efforts Under the Guise of Content Moderation
WASHINGTON – Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown released the following statement in response to congressional attempts to utilize recent reports of the federal government possibly “jawboning” online content to breathe life into their misguided antitrust efforts. “Conservatives everywhere must remain vigilant and not allow questions about content moderation to fuel misguided antitrust legislation. The Amy…