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Senate Subcommittee Opens Bipartisan Push to Strengthen Antitrust Enforcement

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

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee members and three antitrust experts urged sustained, bipartisan enforcement against consolidation across tech, health care and agriculture and discussed legislative fixes including merger fee updates and platform rules; the hearing record was kept open through Dec. 24, 2024.

Chairwoman Klobuchar convened the Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights to press a bipartisan case for stronger antitrust enforcement and legislative modernization, telling witnesses the matter "transcends party" and framing consolidation as a driver of higher costs for Americans.

The hearing combined openings from senators with three expert witnesses — Roger Alford, John Newman and Gwendolyn Cooley — who together urged a mix of litigation and legislative tools. Klobuchar and members highlighted laws already enacted to bolster…

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