Tag: innovation
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Brown: Dangerous App Bill Swings Open the Front Door of Americans’ Data to Bad Actors
WASHINGTON – As federal lawmakers push the dangerous Open App Markets Act (S. 2710) in a last-ditch attempt with less than two weeks left in session, the Competitiveness Coalition is urging conservative U.S. Senators to hold the line and reject the dangerous bill. “Make no mistake, the Open App Markets Act is a gift to…
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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…
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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 Blasts U.S. House Antitrust Package that Emboldens Biden’s Antitrust Agenda
WASHINGTON – As the U.S. House prepares to consider an antitrust package on the floor later today, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown released the following statement: “Instead of working to stop the Chinese Communist Party from stealing U.S. intellectual property and technologies, some conservatives on Capitol Hill are being hoodwinked into supporting bills that would…
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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…