Congress Must Strengthen Oversight of CHIPS Act and Domestic Demand to Foster Resilient American Manufacturing Base
Jul 11, 2024 — The American Economic Liberties Project sent a letter yesterday urging the Chair and Ranking Member of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to adopt active oversight measures to protect CHIPS Act investments in new American semiconductor manufacturing capacity.
FTC Highlights PBMs Mafia-Esque Power Over Patients and Pharmacists
Jul 9, 2024 — In response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) latest Interim Staff Report on consolidated pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), as part of an ongoing 6(b) inquiry announced back in 2022, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Boeing’s Sweetheart Deal With the DOJ Is a Miscarriage of Justice
Jul 8, 2024 — In response to news that the Department of Justice Criminal Division and Boeing have agreed to a plea deal after Boeing pled guilty to defrauding the federal government over two fatal crashes of its 737 MAX planes, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement:
Rogue Judge Temporarily Blocks Popular Noncompete Ban
Jul 3, 2024 — Today, Judge Ada Brown from the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction against the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements in the case of Ryan LLC v. FTC—a challenge joined by the US Chamber of Commerce—with a final decision on whether to permanently block the rule expected on August 30th. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Advocates Urge DOJ to Criminally Prosecute Boeing, and Deputy AG Monaco to Recuse Herself
Jul 3, 2024 — With a July 7 deadline looming for the Department of Justice to decide whether to criminally prosecute Boeing for violating its 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, the American Economic Liberties Project and a coalition of groups sent a letter yesterday urging Attorney General Garland to not let the aerospace monopoly off the hook with a plea deal and for Deputy AG Lisa Monaco to recuse herself from the deliberations given her conflicts of interest.