The Regulatory Action Center Review – October 11, 2018
1) Video of the Week: In this video, American political scientist, Charles Murray, explains how deeply entrenched regulatory state tyranny is in our legal system, and how everyday Americans can…
Short-Term Plan Rule Is a Step in the Right Direction But Doesn’t Solve ObamaCare’s Failures
The Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury have released a final rule that expands short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans. The…
NC Governor Roy Cooper Should Listen to North Carolinians on Offshore Drilling
Responding to reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is set to meet with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper this weekend, FreedomWorks Vice President of Advocacy Noah Wall urged Governor Cooper…
Support the Reset Act, H.R. 3442
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to support the Reset Act, H.R. 3442, introduced by Rep. Ted Budd…
Cronyism in Government Created the EpiPen Price Hike
On Wednesday, the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing (more of a grilling) as Mylan’s CEO, Heather Bresch, the daughter of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) took to…
Stop President Obama’s Trial Lawyer Giveaway
Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new proposed rule designed to line the pockets of trial lawyers. The seemingly innocuous rule would effectively outlaw certain…
Big Labor Giveaway: The Federal Government Is Trying to Destroy Franchise Businesses
In August 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in a departure from decades of precedent, unilaterally redefined what it means to be an employer. In the administrative decision, Browning-Ferris…
The American People Need Protection from the CFPB
Did you know that there is an agency in Washington, DC able to wield the full power of the federal government, but whose director cannot be removed and is not…
The Legacy of Dodd-Frank: Maintaining “Too Big to Fail” and Destroying Community Banks
In 2010, Congress passed, and President Obama signed into law, a massive 2,300-page banking regulatory bill called the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The premise of Dodd-Frank…
Liberty Kitty Travels the Country to Shed Light on Over-Criminalization and Regulation
Liberty Kitty has learned the hard way that overcriminalization and excessive regulation ruins lives and hurts the economy. She was prevented from grooming neighborhood kittens because she did not…