Nov. 27, 2017, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today praised TiVo and Rovi’s victory over Comcast at the International Trade Commission for use of its patents:

“The International Trade Commission has scored a huge win for the protection of intellectual property by finding that Comcast could not ignore TiVo and Rovi’s licenses for use of their DVR services. Incredibly, Comcast simply stopped paying for those licensing fees for a critical component to their cable system’s competitiveness, daring TiVo to do something about it. Showing that intellectual property is foundational and will continue to enjoy rights protections like all other property, the International Trade Commission slammed Comcast’s money grab.

“It is important for the development of new technologies that intellectual property be respected and upheld by the federal government, and those who choose to engage in licenses to use that property meet the terms and obligations under those licenses. Comcast attempted to pull a fast one to line their pockets at the expense of those who developed a critical consumer convenience within their system and now they will have to pay the price for this botched burglary of intellectual property.”

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Nov. 21, 2017, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising Sen. Ted Cruz’ letter letter Cruz sent to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds stating, “the real beneficiaries of unsustainably high RIN prices, however, are not corn farmer or reinvestment in RFS infrastructure, but rather market speculators”:

“In an era of extreme bipartisanship, it is great to see Senator Ted Cruz take the lead on an issue that includes Governor John Carney of Delaware, former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, and the United Steel Workers President Leo Gerard. The unlikely coalition has come together to protect blue-collar refinery jobs across the nation. The Senator recognizes the danger Renewable Identification Numbers of the Renewable Fuel Standard pose to good-paying blue-collar jobs. Too big to fail Wall Street banks have invaded the Renewable Identification Numbers arena and are driving up the price for a product the EPA created out of thin air.

“Already, some refineries have to pay as much for RINs as total employee salaries. Soon the plants will start to shut down and kill those jobs while simultaneously driving up the price of gasoline. Ted Cruz recognizes this and is leading the charge to save jobs and consumers pocketbooks. It is time for the EPA to get out of the RINs business and let the market decide.”

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Nov. 21, 2017, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement responding to concerns by members of Congress that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is not moving vigorously enough to pursue the Uranium One investigation:

“Attorney General Jeff Sessions is getting the Uranium One investigation right. As much as we like to know every detail of what is going on, the job of the Attorney General is not to publicly try cases in the media before charges are ready to be brought. Instead, the Attorney General needs to take the time to get to the truth to decide if a law has been broken, and then pursue justice through the courts.

“After the overt politicization of the Justice Department by President Obama, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reestablishing the rule of law. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was a former federal prosecutor who understands the importance of doing the hard work of building a case that ensures the rights of those being investigated are protected until charges are brought, if any, and then they are proven guilty in a court of law. Unfortunately, the nature of the modern 24-7 media is to demand leaks and new information on an almost daily basis. However, no matter how juicy or big the potential target of an investigation might be, the rule of law demands a sober and thorough investigation.

“America is witnessing legal intimidation and prosecution through the media by the rogue Special Counsel Robert Mueller. And Congress is rightly angry about his unethical tactics. Rather than asking Attorney General Sessions to emulate Mueller’s perversion of the law, they should be applauding Sessions’ reestablishing the American way of justice that no one is guilty until proven in a court of law.”

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Nov. 20, 2017, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising the Justice Department for suing to stop the AT&T-Time Warner merger:

“The Justice Department is right to move to block the AT&T-Time Warner merger. The mass media consolidation where major content providers and content deliverers band together risks the free flow of information that is the cornerstone of the marketplace of ideas. The Justice Department action marks an important new direction away from the rubber stamping of mega media mergers toward ensuring that a competitive environment remains. Unlike most mergers, the AT&T-Time Warner marriage has a significant potential influence on the already near-monolithic media impacting the essence of a democratic society. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is proving once again to be the exact right person to run the Department of Justice.”

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Nov. 17, 2017, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging expedited consideration of President Donald Trump’s nominees for the executive branch:

“It is inexcusable that 10 months after President Donald Trump’s inauguration that many departments and agencies do not have their highest level executive positions filled. The Senate needs to correct this by making it their top priority when they come back from Thanksgiving to at the very least confirm Russ Vought for Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director, Rep. Jim Bridenstine for NASA Administrator, former Rep. Scott Garrett for President of the Export-Import Bank, and Pat Pizzella for Deputy Secretary of Labor. There is simply no excuse to continue disabling President Trump’s ability to manage and reform the federal government by failing to confirm these four exemplary nominees. The Senate needs to get it done, and get it done.”

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Nov. 16, 2017, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising President Donald Trump’s call for reciprocal trade agreements overseas:

“President Trump is exactly right in calling for America’s trade deals to be reciprocal. The concept that America’s interests should be sidelined for the rest of the world is no longer viable or smart. To be clear, reciprocal arrangements are ones which meet the interests of both parties involved and no one should feel threatened by having honest trade deals, which benefits everyone. It is absurd for developed nations like China to still be treated as if they were a third world country. And it is equally absurd for nations across the world to be allowed to engage in currency manipulation which serves as an extra tariff on American goods. President Trump once again has shown that he understands the key economic elements that have led to our massive trade deficit and Americans should take heart that he will be fighting to correct them.”

Attachments:

“Reciprocity is the only sustainable path to free trade,” By Rick Manning, Nov. 15, 2017 at http://netrightdaily.com/2017/11/reciprocity-sustainable-path-free-trade/

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