If the Pentagon Hands Boeing $50 Billion, Taxpayers Should Own the IP
March 25, 2025 – Following reports the Pentagon has selected Boeing—which is currently seeking to rescind a guilty plea agreement in a case over its role in two deadly plane crashes in 2018 and 2019—for a $50 billion contract to build the next generation of the military’s fighter jets, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Trump’s Attempted Firing of Two Sitting FTC Commissioners is Blatantly Illegal
March 18, 2025 – Following reports that Donald Trump attempted to remove Federal Trade Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter, the only two Democratic Commissioners at the agency, without cause or reason, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Delaware Lawmakers Must Reject SB 21, A Corporate Insider Power Grab
March 17, 2025 – In response to news that the Delaware State Senate passed SB 21, a bill that weakens corporate governance protections by making it harder for shareholders to challenge self-dealing and hold corporate insiders accountable, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Welcomes New York Senate’s Attention to Utility Rate Reform, Urges Improvements
March 12, 2025 – Following the release of the New York State Senate’s new one-house budget proposal, which includes efforts to rein in excessive utility rates of return (ROR) that lead to higher energy prices, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement urging key improvements in the bill.
The FIRM Act Would Shield Wall Street From Scrutiny, Not Stop Debanking
March 12, 2025 – Following the introduction of the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC), a bill that would prohibit federal banking agencies from considering reputational risk in their supervision of depository institutions, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in opposition to the bill.