On this episode of Second Request, Executive Editor of The Capitol Forum, Teddy Downey, speaks to former Deputy Director for the National Economic Council Bharat Ramamurti about the White House’s approach to improving competition across all sectors of the economy. During his time on the National Economic Council, Bharat played a key role in developing the President’s Executive Order on Competition, which set forth 72 provisions for steps federal agencies can take to promote competition. Listen to the podcast to learn how the Executive Order reflects the president’s specific competition priorities and to hear about some of the successes that have already come out of it, including the newly established Competition Council.
The Capitol Forum Podcast