As Air Travel Faces Crisis, Secretary Duffy Deflects and Distorts
May 16, 2025 – Following US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s recent and repeated failure to clarify pressing life-and-death issues related to aviation safety—while criticizing his predecessor in the Biden administration—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
House GOP Moves to Kill IRS Direct File, Hand Tax Filing Back to Monopolist Intuit
May 14, 2025 – Following reports that House Republicans 2025 budget reconciliation package would require the termination of the IRS’ Direct File program, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
House Republican Bill Would Block States from Protecting the Public Against AI and Automated Decision-making Abuses by Powerful Corporations
May 14, 2025 – Following a vote early this morning in the House Energy and Commerce Committee to advance a reconciliation package that includes a 10-year moratorium on state and local regulation and enforcement of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making systems, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Urges FTC to Uphold Antitrust Orders Blocking Exxon and Chevron From Putting Collusion-Prone Oil Executives on Their Boards
May 13, 2025 – The American Economic Liberties Project submitted two formal comments to the Federal Trade Commission this week urging the agency to reject petitions from former oil executives Scott Sheffield and John Hess that would allow ExxonMobil and Chevron to place these price collusion-prone executives on their corporate boards.
International Fire Fighters Union, Economic Liberties Urge DOJ and FTC to Investigate Emergency Vehicle Monopoly Driving Costs, Delays, and Safety Failures
May 13, 2025 – The American Economic Liberties Project and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) today sent a joint letter urging the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into private equity-driven consolidation in fire truck and emergency vehicle manufacturing. The letter calls on federal antitrust enforcers to address the market dominance of firms like REV Group, Oshkosh, and Rosenbauer, whose market power has driven up prices, delayed delivery times, and weakened frontline emergency response.