Consumers May 7, 2015 Chairwoman Yellen, head off inflation, raise interest rates To head off a tough bout with stagflation—slow growth and high inflation—the Federal Reserve should start raising interest rates soon.
Lobbying May 7, 2015 What's in your summer burger? Why your government doesn't want you to know Even if they are not the hippest foodies, most people who buy hamburger for a late summer cookout want to know the source of their ground beef. If not the specific farm or state or even region, whether the meat is American-raised or has traveled across the globe from who knows where matters to a lot of Americans. That insistence on our right to know about our food is why federal law requires that meat be labeled with the country of origin. Or it used to do that.
FCC May 6, 2015 We can't protect free, open Internet by dusting off old regulations When it comes to "net neutrality" dusting off regulations from the Roosevelt-era will not protect a free and open Internet. They will not benefit consumers. They will not spur innovation. They will not encourage a young entrepreneur to develop a new innovative app, or a company to develop new “smart” appliances.
Consumers May 6, 2015 Net neutrality: Obama's FCC puts Internet, American innovation at risk By heeding President Obama's call to make the Internet a government-regulated public utility, the FCC has adopted a system equipped to regulate public utilities and monopolies, not the dynamic and fast paced Internet economy.
Consumers May 6, 2015 Net Neutrality Fight: We can't let FCC Internet ruling undermine free market The Federal Communications Commission’s vote last week to regulate the Internet shows a dangerous and reckless disregard for the free market principles that are the engine of the U.S. economy.
Lobbying May 6, 2015 Congress must make Chemical Safety Act live up to its name The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century has a nice ring to it. Named for the late, longtime New Jersey Senator who passed away in 2013, the bill, championed in the Senate by Republican David Vitter and Democratic Tom Udall, would reform the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA). It is a shame that both the current and proposed legislation fall far short of their lofty names, and that countless Americans have suffered, are suffering, will suffer as a result.