Unions, Small Business Groups & Advocates Launch LowerCreditCardFees.com Urging Congress to Pass CCCA
November 15, 2023 — A diverse group of organizations representing workers, small businesses, competition and consumer advocates, launched a new ‘Lower Credit Card Fees’ Coalition to dispel myths surrounding the bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) and urging Congress to pass it. The new microsite home for the coalition, lowercreditcardfees.com, which includes crucial background on how the legislation would address significant market failures in the credit card payment network, comes alongside new research from government watchdog Accountable.US, which highlights the dark money at play in this legislative fight.
Strong Competition Policy Requires A Judiciary That Believes In Enforcement of Competition Laws
November 14, 2023 — In response to news that Representative Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler, and nine other Members of Congress have called on the White House to consider President Biden’s competition policy when selecting judicial nominees, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Union Workers, Consumer Advocates, and Competition Policy Experts Urge FTC to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger
November 14, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project and a coalition of local chapters of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) today hosted a virtual event—featuring policy experts, consumers, and grocery workers—urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block the harmful Kroger-Albertsons merger. The event comes alongside a new policy brief from Economic Liberties, which substantively breaks down this merger’s effect on food prices, consumer choice, and supply chain fragility, titled “SupermarketSqueeze: The Real Costs of the Kroger-Albertsons Deal.”
The DOJ Antitrust Division Is Firing on All Cylinders to Promote a More Resilient and Stable Economy
November 13, 2023 — Ahead of an oversight hearing for Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee tomorrow, the American Economic Liberties Project sent a statement for the record to the committee and released an updated list of the agency’s accomplishments during his tenure.
DOJ Cracks Down on Koch Foods For Extorting Chicken Growers
November 9, 2023 — The Department of Justice Antitrust Division today announced new enforcement actions against Koch Foods, the fifth largest poultry processor in the U.S., for forcing chicken farmers to pay a penalty for shifting their business to one of Koch’s rivals. The penalties would require Koch to return the fees it unlawfully asked chicken growers to pay for switching. In response the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.