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May 16, 2013: A Controversial EPA Nominee
 

May 16, 2013: A Controversial EPA Nominee

According to Myron Ebell, the deeper cause of this political fight is a startling lack of transparency at the EPA that McCarthy is unlikely to fix.

May 8, 2013: The Debate Over Undocumented Immigration

CEI Immigration Policy Analyst is critical of a new Heritage Foundation study that estimates that giving legal status to undocumented immigrants would cost $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years.

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May 2, 2013: Small Business Owners Sue Over IRS Obamacare Power Grab

Small business owners and individuals in six states, with help from CEI, are suing the IRS over what General Counsel Sam Kazman calls a flagrantly illegal expansion of the Affordable Care Act.

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April 25, 2013: Regulations Are Less Than Transparent

Every year, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) releases a report on the costs and benefits of the previous year’s new regulations. Wayne Crews talks about this year’s just-released edition.

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April 18, 2013: CISPA Is the Wrong Approach to Cybersecurity

Today, the House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013 (CISPA). Associate Director of Technology Studies Ryan Radia opposes the bill.

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April 11, 2013: Reining in Unfunded Mandates

Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews warns that the higher the deficit goes, the more tempted the federal government is to resort to unfunded mandates, which don’t appear on the federal budget.

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April 4, 2013: Reining in the CFAA

Under the CFAA, it is currently a federal crime to enter an incorrect age on your Facebook profile or an incorrect weight on a dating website profile. Associate Director of Technology Studies Ryan Radia suggests that the CFAA should be reined in.

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March 28, 2013: The TSA’s Illegal Body Scanners

Despite a court order, the TSA is still dragging its feet on complying with the law. Fellow in Land-use and Transportation Studies Marc Scribner has the latest developments in the case.

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March 21, 2013: A Rainbow on the Right

CPAC is the largest annual event of its kind. It is also one of the most controversial, due to its exclusion of gay groups. CEI hosted a widely publicized panel discussion at CPAC, titled “A Rainbow on the Right: Growing the Coalition, Bringing Tolerance Out of the Closet.”

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March 12, 2013: Sunshine Week

This week is Sunshine Week, a celebration of openness and transparency. Myron Ebell, Director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment, is here to talk about CEI’s efforts to increase government transparency.

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March 7, 2013: The Three-Sided Immigration Debate

Immigration Policy Analyst David Bier recently wrote for USA Today about a third side in the ongoing immigration debate: population control advocates who oppose immigration altogether.

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