A few weeks ago, the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations on the House Committee on Small Businesses led a hearing titled “Navigating Regulations: Alternative Pathways to Investing in Small Businesses.” The hearing examined how preexisting and forthcoming government regulations affect small businesses' access to capital. One of the witnesses [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mar 29, 2024 Contact: actpress@actonline.org WASHINGTON - ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed released the following statement after the Office of the United States Trade Representative released the 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE Report), which failed to properly call out [...]
On Thursday, March 21, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced its lawsuit against Apple, challenging several aspects of Apple’s ecosystem. ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed responded: “This lawsuit would do nothing to help small app companies and would weaken the distribution options they rely upon. “Managed app [...]
The American healthcare system desperately needs support. The American population is aging, and life expectancy is increasing, with those 65 or older accounting for one out of every five Americans by 2030—and 80 percent of those having at least one chronic condition. Healthcare costs are increasing; costs have already risen [...]
With the tide of Digital Markets Act (DMA)-style regulatory proposals abating somewhat in Congress, antitrust maximalists have turned to the courts to continue their war on online marketplaces. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) case against Amazon takes aim at the same procompetitive marketplace management activities that are the center of [...]