Economic Liberties Applauds Launch of Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus
January 23, 2026 – Following the launch of the Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus, spearheaded by Representative Josh Riley (NY-19) and including Reps. Laura Gillen (D-NY), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), and Chris Deluzio (D-PA), the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds New York City’s Crackdown on Hotel Junk Fee
January 22, 2026 – Following a final rule announced by the Mamdani Administration yesterday to ban hotels across New York City and the country from charging consumers hidden junk fees, requiring transparent, all-in pricing for hotel stays marketed to New York City consumers, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Congress Should Follow Rep. AOC’s Lead and Finally Break Up Big Medicine Conglomerates
January 22, 2026 – Following comments today from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a hearing with major health insurance company executives, where she described the harms of vertical integration in the healthcare industry and called for policies to break up Big Medicine insurance conglomerates, the American Economic Liberties Project (which started the Break Up Big Medicine initiative) released the following statement.
FTC Appeal in Meta Case Should Serve to Uphold Antitrust Law, Not to Extort Concessions
January 20, 2026 – Following news that the Federal Trade Commission will appeal Judge James Boasberg’s decision in FTC v. Meta last year, which ruled that Meta does not hold an illegal social media monopoly, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
PBM Reforms in House Funding Bill Come Years Too Late, Now Congress Must Finish the Job
January 20, 2026 – In response to the release of a House funding bill that includes pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.