Tag: Federal Trade Commission

  • ICYMI: Chair Scott Brown Slams FTC’s Amazon Suit in the National Review

    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,…

  • Scott Brown: FTC Lawsuit Against Amazon is Bidenomics at its Finest & Consumers Will Pay the Price

    Scott Brown: FTC Lawsuit Against Amazon is Bidenomics at its Finest & Consumers Will Pay the Price

    WASHINGTON – Scott Brown, Chair of the Competitiveness Coalition, issued the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its ill-advised lawsuit against Amazon: “From lingering inflation, higher borrowing costs and souring views on the labor market, almost every economic metric is moving in the wrong direction, and the Biden Administration is now trying…

  • Scott Brown in The Washington Times: Our Economy Will Suffer if Lina Khan Has Her Way

    Scott Brown in The Washington Times: Our Economy Will Suffer if Lina Khan Has Her Way

    WASHINGTON – In a column for the Washington Times, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown makes the case that our economy’s well-being hangs in the balance as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues its reckless push to over-regulate America’s innovators.  “Despite the Federal Trade Commission’s pronounced losing streak, Chair Lina Khan remains undeterred in her ideological crusade to remake America’s…

  • Competitiveness Coalition Announces Josiah Bartlett Center as Newest Member

    Competitiveness Coalition Announces Josiah Bartlett Center as Newest Member

    WASHINGTON – Today the Competitiveness Coalition announced the addition of New Hampshire’s Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy as its newest member, bringing the total number of organizations and individuals to 22. The addition comes at a critical time on Capitol Hill, following the reintroduction of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S.2033)  and the ongoing abuse…

  • Scott Brown On Khan/HJC Hearing: The Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost

    Scott Brown On Khan/HJC Hearing: The Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost

    WASHINGTON – Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown issued the following statement in response to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), appearing before the House Judiciary Committee:  “It’s been a long two years, but the chickens are finally coming home to roost for Lina Khan’s checkered tenure at the FTC. From replacing decades…

  • Seven Key Questions Lina Khan Must Answer During House Judiciary Committee Testimony

    Seven Key Questions Lina Khan Must Answer During House Judiciary Committee Testimony

    Coalition Urges Members To Zero In On Abuse Of Power Allegations WASHINGTON – Ahead of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, the Competitiveness Coalition released today seven questions that lawmakers should ask the activist chair, with a focus on the egregious overreach and abuse of power allegations. “Under…

  • Competitiveness Coalition Submits FOIA Request Regarding Suspected Collusion Between FTC & European Regulators

    Competitiveness Coalition Submits FOIA Request Regarding Suspected Collusion Between FTC & European Regulators

    WASHINGTON – The Competitiveness Coalition announced today it has sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) records request to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding suspected collusion between the agency and European regulators. Signed by Chair Scott Brown, the request arrives ahead of FTC Chair Lina Khan’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on July…

  • Chair Brown Applauds House GOP on FTC Funding Cuts for FY2024

    Chair Brown Applauds House GOP on FTC Funding Cuts for FY2024

    WASHINGTON – Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown applauded Republican leaders on the House Appropriations Committee today for rejecting the FTC’s budget request for a nearly 40 percent increase in funding.  House appropriators released their Financial Services and General Government FY 2024 bill earlier today, which included $376.5 million for the rogue agency – a $53.4 million cut…

  • Scott Brown: AICOA Summer Sequel Already Tanking At The Box Office

    Scott Brown: AICOA Summer Sequel Already Tanking At The Box Office

    Praises Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers For Dropping Previous Support WASHINGTON – In response to yesterday’s re-introduction of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S.2033), Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown highlighted the dwindling number of cosponsors from the previous iteration of the bill: “The summer sequel of this misguided legislation is already on track to…

  • The FTC’s Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Two Years Under Chair Khan

    The FTC’s Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Two Years Under Chair Khan

    Top 10 Examples Of The FTC Losing Its Way WASHINGTON – Two years to the day since Chair Lina Khan took over the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Competitiveness Coalition today outlined the top 10 ways the Commission has lost its way.  “On Chair Khan’s watch, the FTC has lost any veneer of independence or…