New Bill Would Empower Antitrust Enforcers to Rein in Corporate Landlords’ Power Over Housing Market
Jul 11, 2024 — In response to the introduction of the Housing Acquisitions Review and Transparency (HART) Act, a bill proposed by Senator Amy Klobuchar and eight other Senate Democrats that would empower federal antitrust enforcers to scrutinize and block large-scale acquisitions of residential properties by corporate investors, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds Pennsylvania House Passage of Bill to Rein in Rampant Healthcare Consolidation
Jul 11, 2024 — In response to news that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed HB 2344, a bill empowering the state attorney general to examine and rein in health care consolidation, by a bipartisan vote of 114-88, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Congress Must Strengthen Oversight of CHIPS Act and Domestic Demand to Foster Resilient American Manufacturing Base
Jul 11, 2024 — The American Economic Liberties Project sent a letter yesterday urging the Chair and Ranking Member of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to adopt active oversight measures to protect CHIPS Act investments in new American semiconductor manufacturing capacity.
FTC Highlights PBMs Mafia-Esque Power Over Patients and Pharmacists
Jul 9, 2024 — In response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) latest Interim Staff Report on consolidated pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), as part of an ongoing 6(b) inquiry announced back in 2022, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Boeing’s Sweetheart Deal With the DOJ Is a Miscarriage of Justice
Jul 8, 2024 — In response to news that the Department of Justice Criminal Division and Boeing have agreed to a plea deal after Boeing pled guilty to defrauding the federal government over two fatal crashes of its 737 MAX planes, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement: