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Former presidential candidate
Chris Christie
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  • If elected president, Chris Christie said December 20, 2015, at a campaign stop in New Hampshire that he would institute an 180-day freeze on federal regulations as his administration reviewed the impact of rules established by the Obama administration on businesses. “Think about how uncompetitive we make ourselves,” Christie said.[1]
  • In a March 2014 speech, Christie criticized the Obama administration for implementing policies and regulations that impede the free market. Christie asserted, "We don’t have an income inequality problem, we have an opportunity problem in this country because government's trying to control the free market."[2]
  • In March 2014, Christie implemented a government regulation that prevented auto manufacturers from selling directly to the consumer. Tesla, an automaker that sold cars through two dealerships in New Jersey, was forced to stop selling vehicles directly from their dealerships.[2] When accused of having "slapped free markets across the face," Christie explained that he was enforcing a law that had been in place since the 1970s, stating, "I don’t like the law either. I didn’t vote for it. I didn’t sign it. But I don’t get to just ignore the laws I don’t like."[3]

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  1. ↑ NJ.com, "Christie pledges six-month freeze on federal regulations," December 20, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Slate, “Free-Market Cheerleader Chris Christie Blocks Tesla Sales in New Jersey," March 12, 2014
  3. ↑ NJ.com, "Christie says Tesla criticism is 'complete crap,' " accessed January 22, 2015
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