The GOP Response to A Suite of Major Antritrust Bills Is Unhinged

The GOP Response to A Suite of Major Antritrust Bills Is Unhinged

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4av4yb/the-gop-response-to-a-suite-of-major-antritrust-bills-is-unhinged

On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee began debate and markup of five antitrust bills that promise to curb the power of “dominant platforms,” defined as firms valued at over $600 billion, a category that includes major corporations such as Amazon.

While the bills passed the Senate with bipartisan support, they are failing to draw similar support among the House GOP whose criticisms range from concerns about overhauling antitrust law to conspiracy theories about the bills being a Trojan Horse to empower the “radical left.”