Mario Lopez

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Mario Lopez
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Some Republicans Join Klobuchar, Using ‘Antitrust’ to Target Tech Companies
By Mario Lopez
Waiting in the wings of Congress’ fall calendar is Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) American Innovation and Choice Online (AICO) Act, ...
September 03, 2022
Consumers and Small Businesses Suffer From Unfair Swipe Fees
By Mario Lopez
Editor's Note: This column was co-authored by Kevin Kimble. Consumer spending drives the U.S. economy.  Historically, American consumers have pushed us ...
June 25, 2022
Needless Patent Disputes Widen the Digital Divide for Minority and Low-Income Americans
By Mario Lopez
This week, stakeholders and innovators across the globe hosted events and conversations surrounding intellectual property rights and related challenges in ...
April 30, 2022
Republicans Should Avoid the Temptation to Abandon Conservative Economic Values
By Mario Lopez
As the 2022 midterm elections loom, Republicans appear to be in a solid position to win back the House and ...
February 15, 2022
Key Department of Labor Appointee Promotes Policies That Will Hurt Economic Opportunity and Recovery
By Mario Lopez
With the country continuing to turn the corner on the pandemic, questions of economic recovery continue to be front and ...
July 14, 2021
Congress Seems Poised to Remove Aid to Veterans and Underserved Students in the COVID Relief Package
By Mario Lopez
One of the immutable rules when it comes to Washington politicians addressing important policy issues, is that they consistently ignore ...
February 18, 2021
Surprise Medical Bills Are a Problem, But a Lot Is Riding on Fixing Them the Right Way
By Mario Lopez
Among the many issues with our health care system highlighted by the pandemic is the problem of surprise medical bills, ...
October 12, 2020
Congress Should Not Discriminate in Education Funding
By Mario Lopez
Congress and the Trump administration are considering another relief bill to help the country through the ongoing pandemic, and with ...
July 14, 2020
Two Ways Congress Is Failing Health Care Providers
By Mario Lopez
One of the enduring images of 9/11 will always be of the firefighters who ran into the burning buildings to ...
April 27, 2020
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