Tag: US-China tech race

  • Chair Scott Brown in RealClearMarkets: “Congress Must Keep a Close Eye on FTC Chair Lina Khan”

    Chair Scott Brown in RealClearMarkets: “Congress Must Keep a Close Eye on FTC Chair Lina Khan”

    WASHINGTON – Writing in RealClearMarkets, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown warned lawmakers that FTC Chair Lina Khan’s outrageous four-fold budget increase request is a sure sign that her pursuit to impose her extreme antitrust agenda shows no signs of slowing down.  “Only in Washington D.C. would a record of failure and extreme recklessness translate to […]

  • In Letter to Key Congressional Appropriators, Competitiveness Coalition Urges Legislators to Reject FTC’s Budget Hike

    In Letter to Key Congressional Appropriators, Competitiveness Coalition Urges Legislators to Reject FTC’s Budget Hike

    WASHINGTON – Today Chair Scott Brown and 14 groups and thought leaders in the Competitiveness Coalition sent a letter to Republican and Democratic leaders on the Senate and House appropriations committees expressing strong opposition to the request from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for $590 million for FY 2024. Click HERE to read the letter.  The signers outline […]

  • Brown on SiriusXM’s Julie Mason Mornings: Trump’s Indictment Raises Concerns About Weaponization of Government Institutions Everywhere

    Brown on SiriusXM’s Julie Mason Mornings: Trump’s Indictment Raises Concerns About Weaponization of Government Institutions Everywhere

    WASHINGTON – When asked about a New York grand jury’s indictment of former president Donald Trump, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown raised concerns about the weaponization of government institutions under Chair Lina Khan’s leadership of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  In the interview with SiriusXM’s Julie Mason Mornings, Brown lambasted the continuous institutional overreach that […]

  • Competitiveness Coalition Rips Biden’s FTC Budget Request Boondoggle

    Competitiveness Coalition Rips Biden’s FTC Budget Request Boondoggle

    WASHINGTON – With the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under fire for its overreach and management, the Competitiveness Coalition today panned President Joe Biden’s request for the beleaguered agency to receive a whopping 37% increase in federal funding:  “Conservatives are quickly realizing that handing more power to Biden’s FTC opens the door to more politically motivated […]

  • Brown on Biden Budget: Giving the DOJ Antitrust Division More Taxpayer Cash Is the Wrong Approach

    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 […]

  • Brown on Select Committee Hearing on the CCP: U.S. Must Maintain Competitive Edge in Race for Global Tech Dominance

    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 […]

  • ICYMI: Scott Brown on Ross Kaminsky Show: Rep. Ken Buck’s Antitrust Agenda is “Reckless” and a Slap in the Face to Americans

    ICYMI: Scott Brown on Ross Kaminsky Show: Rep. Ken Buck’s Antitrust Agenda is “Reckless” and a Slap in the Face to Americans

    DENVER – During a radio interview on the Denver-based Ross Kaminsky Show, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown raised the alarm on Rep. Ken Buck’s (R-CO) misguided antitrust agenda.  Brown alerted Coloradans how Buck’s policy agenda is “marrying up with” radical liberals like Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). If enacted, Brown argued Buck’s policies would […]

  • ICYMI: Scott Brown & Ken Buck Go Head-to-Head on Antitrust Policy

    ICYMI: Scott Brown & Ken Buck Go Head-to-Head on Antitrust Policy

    WASHINGTON – In dueling op-eds in today’s Daily Caller, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown and U.S. Rep. Ken Buck go head-to-head over the merits of Buck’s big-government approach toward the tech industry.  In his piece, Brown criticizes the populist antitrust crusaders, like Buck, for scapegoating successful American companies to introduce self-serving, misguided regulations without considering […]

  • Brown on FOX Radio: Antitrust Bill Gives Away One of America’s Advantages in US-China Rivalry

    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 […]

  • Brown on State of the Union: Chinese Spy Balloon a Stark Reminder of Stakes in U.S.-Chinese Tech Race

    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 […]