host: this is jael holzman from axios. during the obama administration, they brought up the support against energy companies. guest: i have a story that ran a few minutes ago, we have a newsletter about energy climate proposals. getting the most important information and covering things you talk about behind closed doors. this is a good example. there was an oversight in december when frank luke sent a letter the chief company is in texas that get some revenue from chinese corporations. when you look at micro bass and other firms that are being funded by the buying and administration oversight targets they are bringing jobs to republican strongholds. my crevasse is building a facility in oklahoma. he has been supportive of the building of the factories and they are concerned about the involvement of the ccp and american companies. there were 200 samples, a refinery in north dakota and there was a company called group 14 that is bringing jobs to dan neuhaus. they were supportive of the companies even though they are working

host: this is jael holzman from axios.ing the obama administration, they brought up the support against energy companies. guest: i have a story that ran a few minutes ago, we have a newsletter about energy climate proposals. getting the most important information and covering things you talk about behind closed doors. this is a good example. there was an oversight in december when frank luke sent a letter the chief company is in texas that get some revenue from chinese corporations. when you look at micro bass and other firms that are being funded by the buying and administration oversight targets they are bringing jobs to republican strongholds. my crevasse is building a facility in oklahoma. he has been supportive of the building of the factories and they are concerned about the involvement of the ccp and american companies. there were 200 samples, a refinery in north dakota and there was a company called group 14 that is bringing jobs to dan neuhaus. they were supportive of the companies even though they are working wit

host: jael holzman"washington j continues. host: we look at the commitment to america and how it will affect policy. joining us for that discussion is kent lassman president and ceo of competitive enterprise institute. what is cei and what is it mean for economic issues? guest: competitive enterprise institute is a think tank here in washington we think about economic regulatory issues and the focus is on reforming what has become an unaccountable regulatory state where people can get out from under bureaucratic controls with freer, safer and healthier lives. host: can you change matters of inflation with regulatory efforts? guest: there are two levers available. the most important thing for inflation, his policy which is not focused on with regulations. tariffs operate as a tax on goods. the way we understand inflation as we measure things like pricing takes. secondly, there is a wide array of agencies in the cities that are trying to tell people how to live their lives and run their businesses. when the sec, they get outside