Regulatory Reform - May 2017

Today, FreedomWorks Foundation filed a comment opposing the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposal to mandate disclosure of climate risks. This complex, 500+ page regulatory scheme would require public companies to report their various impacts--and that of their suppliers and customers--on "climate change."

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On behalf of the below-signed individuals and 10,988 co-signers, FreedomWorks Foundation appreciates the opportunity to offer these comments regarding the Federal Reserve’s request for public input on implementing a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Today, FreedomWorks Foundation's Regulatory Action Center submitted a comment in the Securities and Exchange Commission's proceeding entitled "Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews." In the comment, which is attached below, the RAC makes the following points:

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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) have introduced the Employee Rights Act (ERA) of 2022, long-overdue legislation that would bring labor law into the 21st century by protecting workers from the pressure of Big Labor and the dictates of Big Government bureaucrats. The legislation recognizes that the workplace of the 21st Century–particularly the existence of independent contractors and small business franchisees–bears little resemblance to the workplace landscape of the last century.

Banning flavored tobacco and nicotine products is the latest salvo in the decades-long war on smoking. Under the guise of “protecting children,” a number of states and localities, as well as the Food and Drug Administration, have implemented or are considering such bans.