David Ibsen

Executive Director @ForFreeMarkets, Founder and ED @FightExtremism, former @StateDept @USUN. RTs not endorsements.

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

I discussed this blue to red state migration with @MarkDavis on his show earlier in the week: https://t.co/jdJofTnQ9n

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

Samsung's announcement follows recent Exxon Mobil decision to decamp from longtime home NJ for TX...part of a growing trend @RepKevinBrady @ForFreeMarkets
https://t.co/L9Tj5fCdHp

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

Top piece I've read explaining the issue in detail...tremendous work by @RichardMorrison

[Americans for Free Markets @ForFreeMarkets]

For years, vague "reputational risk" concerns let regulators coerce banks into cutting off lawful customers.

Now, @federalreserve, @FDICgov & @USOCC have moved to scrap it entirely – a win whose implications reach far beyond bank audits.

Read @RichardMorrison's latest in @NRO:

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

@EconWithNick Thanks @EconWithNick !

[Nick Anthony @EconWithNick]

Shout-outs to @dlibsen for this thoughtful piece on the Bank Secrecy Act. https://t.co/4AsgnwuRhk

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

I spent two decades working on security and counterterrorism issues. Reforming the Bank Secrecy Act does not mean ignoring criminal risks. It means modernizing laws to enable law enforcement to more effectively target threats.

Check out my latest in @dcexaminer on the broken BSA: https://t.co/7IQVirVPfY

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

Must watch testimony from @EconWithNick on the need for BSA reform....the best in the business!

[Nick Anthony @EconWithNick]

I'm testifying today.

The Bank Secrecy Act has created a financial surveillance regime that violates our privacy, increases the cost of banking, and doesn't stop crime.

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

When states try overriding the national banking system, they often risk making things worse. This decision from @USOCC blocking the Illinois interchange fee law protects small businesses & consumers from exactly that outcome @ForFreeMarkets

[POLITICO @politico]

Trump administration sides with banks in Illinois swipe fee case https://t.co/fKkQ9r5tYV

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

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Consumers are about to pay the price for Illinois’ swipe fee law. The state’s Interchange Fee Prohibition Act aims to reduce costs, but will instead shift the costs to consumers, resulting in broader market distortions... Good piece by @leahmlocke https://t.co/YYk1edPCPq

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

"The U.S. has no Jones Act-eligible liquefied natural gas tankers serving U.S. domestic routes, leaving regions like New England reliant on imported fuel, including shipments from Trinidad and Tobago, even though abundant domestic supplies are closer." @KR_Bledsoe @AFPhq

[Katelyn Bledsoe @KR_Bledsoe]

My latest w/ @InsideSourcesDC 👇🏻

“Repealing or reforming the Jones Act would not solve every affordability challenge overnight. It would lower costs, strengthen energy security, and make American supply chains more efficient. In an economy where every dollar matters, that’s a practical step Congress should take.”

https://t.co/L6OAu9DFYT

[100.7 The Point @PointRadioSC]

Great interview with @dlibsen from @ForFreeMarkets on @PointRadioSC. Give it a listen and feel free to share with others! https://t.co/qIqS9sLOtU

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

Even the America First Policy Institute — a policy organization founded by former Trump administration officials — wrote recently, to “end the need for states to develop separate debanking legislation […] it would be far preferable for states to support a fair and uniform federal standard” and avoid a patchwork of inconsistent and conflicting rules.

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

South Carolina's Guarantee Banking Act (HB 5538/ SB 1069) will only create unnecessary duplication and potential conflicting rules with no benefits for South Carolina businesses or their customers. My latest:

https://t.co/L32AynvlpZ

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

Preventing the denial of banking services was the entire point of this bill. The irony is that passing it would achieve the opposite.

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

🎯from Jessica Ward and @mattiasgugel @NTU

South Carolina’s Guarantee Banking Act...may end up hurting the very people lawmakers say they’re trying to help...Abide by federal rules, and risk getting sued under state law. Follow state law, and risk violating federal regulations. It’s a no-win scenario.

https://t.co/66HQgXbxEZ

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

In the longer term, the Hormuz crisis has dramatically bolstering the energy security case for striking trade and investment deals anchored by North American energy exports.

[The Dispatch @thedispatch]

What’s Keeping Oil Prices Relatively Low? | @Rory_Johnston answers in Dispatch Energy 🔓

https://t.co/ENqZerawmB

[David Ibsen @dlibsen]

Essential overview of the Bank Secrecy Act from @EconWithNick and @CatoCMFA

[Nick Anthony @EconWithNick]

https://t.co/zvWZXevnBN