Legislative Alerts
May 24, 2013 JTechnology
James Valvo On May 20, the Supreme Court handed down a potentially important decision in Arlington v. FCC. This decision further embeds the Court’s deference to administrative agencies’ interpretation of statutes. Justice Scalia wrote for the majority that it was irrelevant that this case dealt with the FCC’s interpretation of its own jurisdiction; he insisted [...]
May 23, 2013 JProperty Rights
Americans for Prosperity is proud to support the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlement Act of 2013 (H.R. 1493, S. 714), which would promote transparency in the rulemaking process.
May 17, 2013 JBudget & Spending
AFP supports dynamic scoring methodology, which would give Congress a more realistic estimate of the fiscal impact of federal legislation.
May 17, 2013 JLabor, Education & Pensions
By Casey Given One of the main objections labor interests make to right-to-work laws is that collective bargaining agreements apply to all employees in a workplace. Therefore, by allowing workers to opt-out of paying dues to the union that represents them, right-to-work laws allegedly create a free rider problem in which individuals can receive the [...]
May 15, 2013 JBanking & Financial Services
Jason Hughey Monday marked the three-year anniversary of the Senate’s passage of the Durbin Amendment as an attachment to the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The amendment prevented banks from charging more than 24 cents per debit card transaction. Before Durbin, banks were charging roughly 44 cents per debit card transaction. In the aftermath of the [...]