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Articles and editorials

Freedom and International Marketing, E910 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: promote transparency and reduce anti-competitive practices in the radio and concert industries (see S. 2058), S13361 [18NO]

Business and industry: establish a grant program to support broadband-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 146), H76 [4JA]

———prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies, H7813 [8SE] (see S. 1640), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1854), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3681), H7741 [7SE] (see H.R. 3808), H8088 [15SE]

Economy: provide fair wages for workers, create new jobs through investment, and provide fair trade and competitiveness (see S. 14), S142 [24JA]

European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (see S. Con. Res. 25), S3358 [7AP]

Free Enterprise Education Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 7), H136 [6JA]

FTC: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products (see S. 1743), S10294 [21SE]

Housing: enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (see S. 190), S574 [26JA]

Insurance: ensure that commercial insurers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see S. 1525), S9284 [28JY]

Kentucky: provide for competitive and reliable electricity transmission (see S. 1499), S8949 [26JY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H2879 [3MY]

Power resources: prohibit price gouging relating to gasoline and diesel fuels in areas affected by major disasters (see S. 1744), S10294 [21SE]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (H.R. 3936), consideration (see H. Res. 568), H10909 [17NO]

Railroads: enhance competition in order to improve service and rates (see S. 919), S4397 [27AP]

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4303), H10156 [10NO]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H2879 [3MY]

Virginia Retail Merchants Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 129), S4547 [28AP]

Letters

Enhance aviation competition in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX area: Dee Kelly, E1397 [30JN]

Remarks in House

Aviation: enhance competition in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, area, H3407 [17MY], H4901 [22JN]

———status of negotiations with the European Union on ending unfair European trade practices within the aerospace industry, E1265 [17JN]

Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (H.R. 3681), E1779 [7SE]

Coal: eliminate competitive advantage of Western coal producers over producers from other States relative to access to utility markets, H2201 [20AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: consider effect of certain regulatory requirements on competitiveness of U.S. business, H4110 [26MY]

Energy and water development: consider effect of certain regulatory requirements on competitiveness of U.S. business, H3874 [24MY]

Foreign policy: impact of free markets on society, E910 [9MY]

FTC: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, H8222 [21SE], H8379 [27SE], H8762, H8765, H8769-H8775, H8784, H8790 [7OC]

Head Start Program: permit certain for-profit entities which demonstrate a higher level of service at a lower cost to retain certain administration savings as profit, H8312, H8313 [22SE]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (H.R. 3936), H9611 [3NO]

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (H.R. 4303), E2334 [10NO]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (H.R. 2047), E848 [3MY], E875-E877 [4MY]

Telecommunications: implement certain reforms, E179 [8FE]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust policy: promote transparency and reduce anti-competitive practices in the radio and concert industries (S. 2058), S13367 [18NO]

Aviation: status of negotiations with the European Union on ending unfair European trade practices within the aerospace industry, S2970 [17MR]

Economy: provide fair wages for workers, create new jobs through investment, and provide fair trade and competitiveness (S. 14), S111, S127, S130 [24JA]

European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (S. Con. Res. 25), S3363 [7AP], S3401-S3406 [11AP]

———reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (S. Con. Res. 25), unanimous-consent agreement, S3366 [11AP]

FTC: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, S13747-S13749 [16DE]

———investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products (S. 1743), S10300 [21SE]

Housing: enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (S. 190), S599 [26JA]

Insurance: ensure that commercial insurers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (S. 1525), S9290 [28JY]

Kentucky: provide for competitive and reliable electricity transmission (S. 1499), S8960 [26JY]

Railroads: enhance competition in order to improve service and rates (S. 919), S4407, S4408 [27AP]

Taxation: repeal State and local exemptions applicable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, S13116, S13127 [17NO]

Virginia Retail Merchants Association: anniversary (S. Res. 129), S4602 [28AP]

Summaries

Falling Claims and Rising Premiums in the Medical Malpractice Insurance Industry: Jay Angoff, S9291 [28JY]

Texts of

S. 14, Fair Wage, Competition, and Investment Act, S437-S450 [25JA]

S. 1640, Protection From Price Gouging Against Disaster Victims Act, S9845 [8SE]

S. 1743, Post-Disaster Consumer Protection Act, S10300 [21SE]

S. 1744, Price Gouging Act, S10300 [21SE]

S. 1854, Treat Emergency Victims Fairly Act, S11237 [6OC]

S. 2058, Radio and Concert Disclosure and Competition Act, S13368 [18NO]

S. Con. Res. 25, European Union rejection of Airbus Industries request for launch aid and compliance with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry, S3362 [7AP], S3401 [11AP]

S. Res. 129, Virginia Retail Merchants Association anniversary, S4596, S4604 [28AP]

Transcripts

European Firms Display Wares in Iran: Lisa Myers, ``NBC Nightly News'' (television program), S3405 [11AP]