Arkansas Youth Deserve Better Than Gatekeeping of Social Apps
Dear State Representatives and Senators, As a consumer advocacy group engaged on digital issues, privacy, and defending technological innovation, representing both our members and consumers, we implore you to consider another path when it comes to protecting Arkansas youth online, specifically SB396, which Gov. Sanders signed into law this month after passing both of your […]
Oklahoma patients deserve competitive and affordable insurance
Dear Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, As a consumer advocacy organization with a vested interest in promoting consumer access and patient choice, we write to you today to urge you to vote YES on HB1694. This bill would require dental insurance companies to spend a set percentage of their premiums on patient care […]
CCC joins coalition opposing Credit Card Competition Act
Dear Member of Congress: We, the undersigned organizations, oppose the inaccurately named Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 (S. 4674). The bill is a backdoor price control, and extension and expansion of the Durbin amendment as enacted in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203). As written, the bill directs the […]
CCC joins coalition urging republicans to reject Klobuchar antitrust bill
Dear Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, We write in opposition to S. 2992, the “American Innovation and Choice Online Act,” legislation that would massively expand the size and scope of the federal government. Despite what some politicians may claim, Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s antitrust bill gives the Biden Administration vast […]
CCC joins coalition opposing Sohn’s federal communications commission nomination
A coalition of 18 center-right organizations sent a letter to the Senate opposing Gigi Sohn’s nomination to serve as a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission. Sohn has spent decades as a hyper-partisan activist, launching attacks against regulators and elected officials who do not share her views. All of which has been well documented on social media. The […]
Consumer Choice Center Joins Coalition Calling on the Biden Administration’s WHO Delegation to Recognise the Value of Tobacco Harm Reduction
Dear President Biden: In January, the White House issued a “Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking,” in which you state “[i]t is the policy of my Administration to make evidence-based decisions guided by the best available science and data,” as opposed to personal ideology. The undersigned commend this declaration […]
Why We Launched the World Vapers’ Alliance
As a consumer advocacy group founded in 2017, we have been proud to lend our voice to different issue areas that impact ordinary people each and every day. Whether standing up for ride-sharing, smart cannabis regulation, Internet freedom, data privacy, and more, our guiding focus has been on elevating consumer choice wherever it is threatened. […]
Coalition Warns Against Broadband Proposals
The Consumer Choice Center joined a coalition of consumer and tax advocacy organizations flagging concerning developments in the infrastructure bill negotiations. Price controls and rate regulation; dramatic expansion of executive brand and agency authority; and government-controlled internet should never be on the table. You can read the letter below or click HERE for a full version: July […]
Consumer Choice Center Joins Coalition Urging PMTA Enforcement Extension
The Honorable Janet WoodcockActing CommissionerU.S. Food and Drug Administration10903 New Hampshire AvenueSilver Spring, Maryland 20993 June 30, 2021 Dear Acting Commissioner Woodcock: On behalf of millions of taxpayers and consumers across the United States, we, the undersigned 23 organizations, believe that, in the interests of public health, adult access to safe e-cigarette products must be […]
California’s AB 286 is a hidden tax on consumers and small businesses. The legislature should vote NO
Our coalition of community organizations, minority-owned businesses, small businesses,taxpayer advocates restaurants, merchants and app-based drivers strongly oppose AssemblyBill 286. While AB 286 purports to help restaurants and merchants, the bill will result inincreased costs to consumers, reduced business and revenues for restaurants, and fewerincome-earning opportunities for drivers. AB 286 is a hidden tax on consumers […]
Coalition Letter in Support of Mileage-Based User Fees for US Highway Funding
Dear Member of Congress, As Congress considers surface transportation reauthorization, its top priority should be restoring the longstanding users-pay/users-benefit principle for highway funding. Further increasing the reliance of the Highway Trust Fund on revenue streams untethered from use, as well as general fund bailouts, would not only fail to address the core fiscal challenges of […]
Consumer Choice Center joins group pushing back on breaking up U.S. tech companies
On January 21, the first full day of President Joe Biden’s administration, the Consumer Choice Center joined a coalition of taxpayer and consumer groups in calling on members of Congress to avoid using antitrust to break up tech firms. Dear Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Republican Members of Congress: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, […]
