Federal Government Affairs

Federal Government Affairs

Our federal government affairs work spans our institutional policy areas and takes the form of educational outreach, testimony, vote alerts, coalition letters and more. We engage with congress and executive agencies to promote pragmatic, free-market solutions to the most pressing national policy challenges.

Meet the team

Jeff Vanderslice, Director [email protected]

Portfolios: General Inquiries, Governance

Canyon Brimhall, Senior Manager [email protected]

Portfolios: Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats, Technology and Innovation

Anthony Lamorena, Senior Manager [email protected]

Portfolios: Competition, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Finance, Insurance and Trade

Alexandra Perez, Manager [email protected]

Portfolios: Energy and Environment, Integrated Harm Reduction

Latest Federal Affairs Commentary

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Op-Eds California, Insurance, Insurance Regulation, State Policy

California’s Insurance Market Is Burning Down

Steven Greenhut June 1, 2023 The American Spectator

New Africa

Analysis Online Content Policy, Technology and Innovation

Device-Level Content Filter Mandates Defy Common Sense and the Constitution

Josh Withrow June 1, 2023

Gavel 1st Amendment first

Real Solutions Cybersecurity Policy, Data Security and Data Privacy, Federal Government Affairs, Online Content Policy, Technology and Innovation

Age-verification methods, in their current forms, threaten our First Amendment right to anonymity

Shoshana Weissmann June 1, 2023

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In the News Budget and Spending Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Radio: LIVE with James Wallner: House Votes to Advance Debt Ceiling Bill

James Wallner May 31, 2023 Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson

In the News Climate, Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Water Policy

US Supreme Court rulings darken forecast for EPA powers

Philip Rossetti May 31, 2023 Reuters

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In the News Artificial Intelligence, Federal Government Affairs, Technology and Innovation

The Worst Possible Reason to Support New AI Regulation

Adam Thierer May 31, 2023 The Dispatch

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In the News Federal Government Affairs, Online Content Policy, Technology and Innovation

Social Media Age Requirements Are Anti-Free Speech

Shoshana Weissmann May 30, 2023 The Daily Beast

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Op-Eds California, Catastrophe Insurance, Insurance, Insurance Regulation, State Policy, Western

California now facing a fire-insurance death spiral

Steven Greenhut May 30, 2023 The Orange County Register

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In the News Artificial Intelligence, Federal Government Affairs, Technology and Innovation

How to avoid federal over-regulation of artificial intelligence

Adam Thierer May 30, 2023 Reason

Analysis Mid-Atlantic, Online Content Policy, State Policy, Technology and Innovation

Virginia governor’s attempt to subvert freedom of speech is misguided

Robert Melvin May 30, 2023

Latest Federal Affairs Outreach

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Testimony California, Online Content Policy, State Policy, Technology and Innovation

Testimony In Opposition to California Senate Bill 287, regarding social-media platforms

Steven Greenhut May 30, 2023

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Coalition Letters, Letters Federal Government Affairs, Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction

R Street Institute and 157 Organizations Urge Congress to Vote NO on H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act

Mazen Saleh May 25, 2023

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Coalition Letters, Letters Competition Policy, Economic Mobility, Federal Government Affairs, Regulatory Reform

R Street Institute signs coalition letter in support of the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act

Steven Greenhut May 18, 2023

Outreach-1

Testimony Clean Energy, Energy and Environment, Energy Subsidies, Federal Government Affairs

Testimony for the Senate Finance Committee on Tax Incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act: Jobs and Investment in Energy Communities

Philip Rossetti May 18, 2023

Outreach-1

Testimony Budget and Spending Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance

Statement in Response to Senate Budget Hearing on “The Rich Get Richer, Deficits Get Bigger: How Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Corporations Drive the National Debt”

Jonathan Bydlak May 17, 2023

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Letters Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Midwest, State Policy

Letter to Gov. Mike Parson on MO SB 189

Logan Seacrest May 17, 2023

Outreach-1

Letters Competition Policy, Disintermediation, Northeast, State Policy

Support for Budget Amendment Number 350 – Access to Hormonal Contraceptives

Robert Melvin, Courtney Joslin May 16, 2023

Money Lock Finance

Coalition Letters, Letters Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Fines and Fees, Pretrial

R Street Signs Coalition Letter in Support of H.R. 1525, the FAIR Act (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform)

Jillian Snider May 4, 2023

Outreach-1

Testimony Harm Reduction, Northeast, State Policy, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Testimony in Opposition to Flavor Bans for Vapor Products and Smokeless Tobacco in Vermont

Robert Melvin May 3, 2023

Outreach-1

Testimony Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Midwest, State Policy

Testimony in Opposition to Missouri ROFR Requirement

Josiah Neeley May 2, 2023

All Federal Government Affairs Publications

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Real Solutions Cybersecurity Policy, Data Security and Data Privacy, Federal Government Affairs, Online Content Policy, Technology and Innovation

Age-verification methods, in their current forms, threaten our First Amendment right to anonymity

Shoshana Weissmann June 1, 2023

In the News Budget and Spending Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Radio: LIVE with James Wallner: House Votes to Advance Debt Ceiling Bill

James Wallner May 31, 2023 Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson

In the News Climate, Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Water Policy

US Supreme Court rulings darken forecast for EPA powers

Philip Rossetti May 31, 2023 Reuters

In the News Artificial Intelligence, Federal Government Affairs, Technology and Innovation

The Worst Possible Reason to Support New AI Regulation

Adam Thierer May 31, 2023 The Dispatch

In the News Federal Government Affairs, Online Content Policy, Technology and Innovation

Social Media Age Requirements Are Anti-Free Speech

Shoshana Weissmann May 30, 2023 The Daily Beast

In the News Artificial Intelligence, Federal Government Affairs, Technology and Innovation

How to avoid federal over-regulation of artificial intelligence

Adam Thierer May 30, 2023 Reason

Op-Eds Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity Policy, Federal Government Affairs, Technology and Innovation

AI’s key role in cybersecurity and national security

Brandon Pugh May 30, 2023 The Hill

In the News Cybersecurity Policy, Federal Government Affairs, Online Content Policy, State and Local Cybersecurity, Technology and Innovation

Radio: Dangers of Social Media Age Verification with Senator Shoshana Weissmann

Shoshana Weissmann May 30, 2023 Mike Ferguson In The Morning