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Senators Press Witnesses on Amazon Contractors, PBMs, Funding and One‑Agency Proposal

Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights · December 17, 2024
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Summary

During questioning senators pressed witnesses about Amazon's delivery contractors, insurer‑PBM vertical integration, agency resourcing, and whether statutory fixes are needed for ad tech and app markets.

In a wide-ranging question period, senators pressed witnesses on specific market practices and agency capacity.

Senator Hawley asked whether Amazon's Delivery Service Partner program — which he described as employing "about 300,000 people" — is properly treated as an independent‑contractor model when Amazon controls routes, vendors and performance monitoring. Professor Newman responded, "That does not sound like a…

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