Andy Green

Financial regulation, corp gov, trade, competition, and economic policy for a middle class.
Tweets = my views which may change. Retweets =/= endorsements.

[Andy Green @AndyGreenSF]

Paul Volcker stands tall against attacks from banking industry https://t.co/sMZXqtOHgw via @FT

[Matt Stoller @matthewstoller]

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[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

Joe Rogan: Why are you a Democrat?

.@JamesTalarico: My mother met my birth father, who had a drinking problem that sometimes led to being violent. My mom decided right then and there that she was leaving. She found a little apartment in East Austin and worked double duty at a hotel to provide for us. She saw Texas Democrats like Ann Richards, people who fought for the little guy. That was the classic Democratic Party. I asked my mom what we were, and she was like, ‘We're Democrats, because Democrats fight for the people.’ Our historical legacy is the party that fights for the little guy. That's why I'm a Democrat.

[Claire Kelloway @clairekelloway]

Democrats took the House and Senate promising affordable groceries - how can they actually deliver?
Well, here's a list of *already introduced* legislation they could pass next year:

[Alex Jacquez @AlexSJacquez]

This is critical. Oversight needs to focus on lowering costs, not just palace intrigue stories that play well on cable news inside the Beltway.

Corporations have had two years with no cops on the beat to rip people off, steal wages, and union bust. No more.

[Patrick Gaspard @patrickgaspard]

Oh. An actual big tent leader with a unity frame. Not people tearing at one another on social media with reductionist analysis of what millions of folks voted for before the ballots are even dry. We need our leaders across our divides to have the humility to pull back from their keyboards. And just absorb.

[Basel Musharbash @musharbash_b]

If this is “moderate,” sign me up

[Matt Stoller @matthewstoller]

As Dems discuss priorities, here are some moderate proposals from the progressives on prices and costs.

[Main Street Competition Coalition @MainStCompetes]

A powerful buyer got a good deal then kept its supplier from giving competitors access to the same discounts. The @FTC stopped the abuse after challenging the conduct under the Robinson-Patman Act. A clear warning to dominant retailers like @Walmart @amazon

[Chris Brummer @ChrisBrummerDr]

Worthwhile read from my friend Jon Frost @BIS_org on circular funding in AI.
https://t.co/hgaL5zCJLL

[Zephyr Teachout @ZephyrTeachout]

To the MAHA moms I met last week check him out

[Brad Lander @bradlander]

Mayor Mamdani’s plan to combat antisemitism is a thoughtful, strategic combination of education for tolerance, enforcement of civil rights, and investments in safety.

It’s no secret that we don’t all agree on many things, from how we pray to how we relate to Israel, but we can all agree and work together on this: Jewish New Yorkers — like all New Yorkers, and in all our diversity — deserve to be and feel safe in our shuls, streets, homes and workplaces, and to feel a valued and integral part of this extraordinary city that has welcomed us, and where we have welcomed so many others.

[Corey Husak @CoreyHusak]

Come join CAP's event "Beyond Billionaires" on October 8 where we discuss @omzidar 's new book "The Everywhere Millionaire." featuring @amyhanauer @lilybatch and @EmilyG_DC

[Rohit Chopra @ChopraUSA]

Starting tomorrow, Californians will enjoy the strongest car-buying protections in the nation. We are eradicating junk fees and bait-and-switches that cost families big money.

[Stacy Mitchell @stacyfmitchell]

Amazon promised its Mississippi data centers would generate millions in taxes for schools and local services. Now it’s fighting the county’s valuation of those data centers. If Amazon wins, the community will lose $5–6 million in tax revenue next year. https://t.co/cRBrYaTjeO

[Andy Green @AndyGreenSF]

I endorse @conniechansf for Congress b/c D’s everywhere need to stand with workers, farmers, and small businesses against big monopolies, low-road offshoring, and diesel polluting data centers etc.

We can’t keep sticking an eye in working class & rural communities and now throw everyone to the AI wolves —-with all the money flowing to five zip codes in SF. Hard to understand why D’s are so popular?

We need to stand with workers. That’s what this race is really about.

https://t.co/fvJNlJcX6B

[Joel Thayer @joellthayer]

This is correct. The idea that these frontier models need the government’s permission to slow down is nonsense. They are free to do so. That does not give them a license to break our antitrust laws.

Slowing down to protect American consumers is admirable. Slowing down to build a competitive moat around themselves may (and should) be reviewed under those laws.

No one gets an exception to behave anticompetitively under US law!

[Andy Green @AndyGreenSF]

Big congrats to @RepMcGovern @RepCasar for their leadership on affordability House side.

Seeds is the foundation of our food and agriculture system. Plant variety protection is USDA’s farmer-responsible IP system and the global benchmark for seed germplasm.

[Andy Green @AndyGreenSF]

Huge kudos to Senate side leaders fighting for farmers, food prices, and innovation.

Utility patents not meant for the entire seed germplasm. Plant Variety Protection is what Congress intended — enabling research, innovation, and competition.

https://t.co/12lKbhVxrJ

[Andy Green @AndyGreenSF]

Builds on work that USDA Seed Liaison led under Biden/Vilsack.

Totally common sense.

[Andy Green @AndyGreenSF]

Huge kudos to Senate side leaders fighting for farmers, food prices, and innovation.

Utility patents not meant for the entire seed germplasm. Plant Variety Protection is what Congress intended — enabling research, innovation, and competition.

https://t.co/12lKbhVxrJ

[Monica Madden @themonicamadden]

BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi endorses SF Supervisor Connie Chan to succeed her in Congress, saying Chan "stands above" all the other candidates.

The Speaker Emerita’s backing is one of the most coveted in San Francisco politics. Pelosi has held the seat for nearly 40 years.