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The Market Institute promotes the work of free market think tanks and associations. We Get Government Out of the Way.
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Joined December 2009
President Trump wants a pro-business, pro-taxpayer FTC. That starts by cleaning up Lina Khan’s mess. After the Meta ruling, settling the Amazon case and dropping the rest of the Biden-era legal overreach would free the FTC to focus on competition—not crusades.
cagw.org
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should review and reconsider the cases that began during the Biden administration under Chair Lina Khan.
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Free markets are absolutely worth fighting for. But an administration that talks up capitalism while buying government stakes in private companies, tightening state control over key industries, and blocking free trade across the globe isn’t advancing free markets. It’s moving
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American streaming services shouldn’t be shaken down by our allies. Canada’s “local content” scheme is already costing U.S. firms billions — and now Australia wants to copy it. These policies violate our trade deals and weaponize regulation against American innovators. Proud to
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The real threat isn’t PERA — it’s a broken system that’s been tossing out legitimate inventions for years. PERA restores clarity, protects innovators, and puts the U.S. back on offense. Weak patents help trolls. Strong, clear rules fuel innovation.
Bad patents already do enough damage. PERA makes it easier to get them and harder to challenge them.
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Strong federal leadership is essential. As Ross Eisenberg explains, we need a robust Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework and uniform national recycling standards to fully unleash the potential of modern recycling systems and advanced technologies.
waste360.com
Ross Eisenberg of America's Plastic Makers shares how modern recycling, updated policy, and advanced technologies can boost U.S. manufacturing.
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America’s plastics sector = serious economic muscle. If policymakers modernize the system, the industry could support 173K+ additional jobs and nearly $50B in yearly output — boosting U.S. manufacturing and supply-chain resilience. Washington should pay attention.
A new economic analysis from @AmChemistry & @plasticmakers found that if 50% of plastics were recycled, the U.S. could gain: 💼 173K+ jobs 💵$12.8 billion in annual wages 📈Nearly $50 billion in economic output It’s clear: recycling plastics is better for business, our
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PBMs were designed to lower costs, but in practice they often raise them. Where PBMs dominate, prices climb. Where they don’t — like @CostPlusDrugs — patients pay less. Glad to see @MikeCrapo pushing real transparency and reform.
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Sen. @SteveDaines is right: real reform means expanding free-market, patient-centered healthcare solutions that deliver lower costs and more control for every American. It’s time Washington focused on what actually works.
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Record grocery prices aren’t a coincidence — they’re a policy failure. If Washington wants to tackle the affordability crisis, it should start by removing the trade barriers driving up food costs and let free markets do their job.
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Lower costs require more competition, not more bureaucracy. Independent medical practices deliver care at lower prices — but federal laws tilt the playing field toward hospital conglomerates. Congress needs to fix that.
WATCH: Senate Finance Committee Executive Session on Nominees and Hearing on Rising Cost of Health Care
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Hearing starting soon in @SenFinance on rising healthcare costs. Congress can’t keep ignoring the real drivers of high healthcare costs: site-neutral distortions, 340B abuses, and rules that kneecap independent doctors. https://t.co/4pZX0Jqm3S
finance.senate.gov
The Rising Cost of Health Care: Considering Meaningful Solutions for all Americans
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Automated Track Inspection has a proven safety record backed by decades of federal research. It’s time for the FRA to act and approve the pending ATI waiver. Strong reporting from @dcexaminer ➡️ https://t.co/94OOPS2zLW
@USDOT @SecDuffy
washingtonexaminer.com
The Federal Railroad Administration is slow-playing a decision due in January on expanding automated track inspections.
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Now would be a good time for the Trump Admin to start distancing themselves from Lina Khan's cases. https://t.co/rSuQusqH0X
reuters.com
A federal judge ruled in favor of Meta Platforms on Tuesday, saying the company did not illegally stifle competition by buying Instagram and WhatsApp, giving Big Tech its first decisive win against...
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Tomorrow, @SenFinance is holding a hearing on lowering healthcare costs and expanding access. They should start by reading this piece from @CharlesSauer - a roadmap for fixing our healthcare system by reforming federal laws that prop up big hospitals at the expense of
realclearmarkets.com
Following the inevitable end of the government shutdown, Democrat and Republican congressional leaders along with President Trump will begin negotiations on a Fiscal Year 2026 spending bill. One of th
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Another antitrust overreach goes down in flames. The FTC keeps trying to turn “big tech is scary” into a legal argument… and the courts keep saying no. Meta’s victory is a win for innovation.
Meta won a key lawsuit after a federal judge ruled that the company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp don’t violate US antitrust law
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Bayh-Dole is proof that predictable IP rights fuel America’s innovation engine. Before 1980, breakthrough ideas died on government shelves. After Bayh-Dole, universities and startups turned research into real-world industries — from biotech to computing. Protect the framework
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Whether it’s the first supercomputer or the biotech boom, academia has helped launch industries — but too inconsistently. That’s changing.
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Universities power America’s innovation economy — but new threats to Bayh-Dole march-in rights risk freezing the partnerships that turn research into real products, jobs, and growth. Regulatory uncertainty doesn’t spark innovation. It kills it. Policymakers should protect a
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