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New Bill to Limit the Number of Uber Drivers in NYC
Over this Independence Day weekend, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito stated that proposed legislation that would limit the number of app-based driving services (such as Uber and...
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Court Increases Questioning of the Jiggery Pokery that is Chevron Deference
Chevron deference has been used by the Supreme Court since 1984. Since that time, federal agencies have been able to capture more and more power over the American people.Chevron deference came from the...
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Health Regulations Stifle Innovation, Raise Costs
For decades, the costs of providing health care services have escalated. Congress passed ObamaCare, in part, as a supposed way to control these rising costs. However, the health care market was heavily...
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You've probably broken the law, and you don't even know it
In April 1790, the first Congress passed the Crimes Act, a law that established a criminal code in the United States. The Constitution listed only three crimes -- counterfeiting, piracy, and treason....
View ArticleFreedomWorks Foundation Pledges to Mobilize Against Harmful Regulations
A story in Politico on Monday highlighted the Obama administration’s “mad dash” to ram through thousands of rules and regulations before the end of the president’s term. Since President Obama took...
View ArticleTonight’s State of the Union Address Marks the Final Days of Obama’s Divisive...
Ahead of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon reflected on Barack Obama’s divisive presidency and described the agenda...
View ArticleFreedomWorks Foundation Expects More Bureaucratic Overreach in Obama’s State...
FreedomWorks Foundation expects to hear President Barack Obama announce more federal rules and regulations when he delivers his final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday...
View ArticleFreedomWorks’ Statement on the State of the Union Address
Following the conclusion of President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon commented:"What we heard tonight sounded more like a lecture from an elitist college...
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19 Ridiculous Federal Criminal Laws and Regulations
One of the more interesting aspects of FreedomWorks' justice reform project is studying the over-criminalization. It is an issue that many want to avoid, preferring instead to focus their efforts on...
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Regulatory State Threatens Jobs, Wages and Startups
The negative impacts of federal regulations on jobs, wages and innovation was the subject this week of hearings before the House Judiciary Committee. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA 49) opened the hearing...
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Regulatory Dark Matter Leaves Congress in the Dark
In an April 19 report, Why Congress Must End Regulation by Guidance Document, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) warns us about the enormous impact of federal agencies’ sub-regulatory...
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With Seven-Day Extension, Obama Midnight is Dark and Full of Regulatory Terrors
The "drop dead date" for federal regulations is fast approaching and we are expecting more overreaching proposals. This is the last date that proposed rules can be finalized by the Obama...
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Regulations Work Overtime to Hurt Employees, Small Businesses
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced revisions to the proposed rules interpreting the Fair Labor Standard Act’s regulations on the overtime compensation pay of white-collar, salaried...
View ArticleCongress Must Act on Regulatory Reform
Following the introduction of Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) regulatory reform agenda, FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon commented:“The regulatory state is strangling American businesses and consumers with...
View ArticleAmerica Desperately Needs Relief from Regulations. Ryan's Plan Is a Good...
The United States is in the midst of a constitutional crisis. The lines that clearly delineate the boundaries of the three branches of government, specifically, the executive and legislative branches,...
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The Ozone Bureaucracy Complex: EPA Regulations That Can't Distinguish Between...
In October 2015, the EPA announced a new standard for ground-level ozone, tightening its stringent existing standard even more. It set the new standard at 70 parts per million (0.0070% of the...
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The Federal Government’s New Overtime Rules Represent a Declaration of War on...
The Department of Labor recently finalized new standards to determine when salaried workers are eligible for overtime pay. While there is minimal evidence that these unilateral rule changes will...
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Regulator-In-Chief: Obama Administration Has Issued 600 Regulations with...
Near the very end of President George W. Bush's second term in January 2009, economist Veronique de Rugy challenged the assertion by then-President-elect Barack Obama that the two-term Republican had...
View ArticleMidnight Rules Relief Act a Step Toward Restoring Article I
Following the passage of the Midnight Rules Relief Act, H.R. 5982, FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon commented:“The Obama administration’s regulatory agenda has been damaging to the economy and destructive...
View ArticleFreedomWorks Applauds Nomination of Scott Pruitt to Lead the EPA
Following the appointment of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt (R) to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon commented:“The EPA is one...
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