Washington, D.C. – The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to Congressman David Cicilline’s announcement that he will continue to serve as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee.

“Congressman Cicilline is a dedicated public servant who has used his power as Chairman of the House Antitrust Subcommittee to fight for working people, independent businesses, entrepreneurs and local communities across the nation,” said Sarah Miller, Executive Director of the American Economic Liberties Project. 

“Because of Congressman Cicilline’s bold leadership and intellectual integrity, the House Antitrust Subcommittee recently completed one of the most richly researched and consequential congressional investigations in decades,” added Miller. “Enacting its findings will be essential to protecting democracy from the threats posed not only by tech monopolies like Facebook and Amazon, but also by the systemic monopolization plaguing the broader economy. Throughout the process, he demonstrated a rare resiliency to an army of corporate lobbyists, while also winning bipartisan support; Congressman Ken Buck, now set to become Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, endorsed all of the report’s findings and many of the recommendations.”

“We are grateful for Chairman Cicilline’s leadership in the long fight to rid American society of the scourge of monopoly, a fight that we are collectively winning,” said Miller. 

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The American Economic Liberties Project works to ensure America’s system of commerce is structured to advance, rather than undermine, economic liberty, fair commerce, and a secure, inclusive democracy. Economic Liberties believes true economic liberty means entrepreneurs and businesses large and small succeed on the merits of their ideas and hard work; commerce empowers consumers, workers, farmers, and engineers instead of subjecting them to discrimination and abuse from financiers and monopolists; foreign trade arrangements support domestic security and democracy; and wealth is broadly distributed to support equitable political power.