Klobuchar ripped Congress for failing to restrict Big Tech platforms’ businesses, as the Minnesota Democrat is renewing her effort to pass antitrust legislation aimed at the tech behemoths following a GOP takeover of the House.
’s list as the subject of her ire, and she said lawmakers could not afford to sit back and do nothing to stop the companies now.’s allies in the House have lost positions of power to set antitrust policy, but she said she would not give up her fight. Rep. David Cicilline, Rhode Island Democrat, lost the House antitrust panel’s top spot when Republicans took control of the chamber.
Rep. Ken Buck, Colorado Republican, was the antitrust subcommittee’s top-ranking Republican who had worked on legislation with Ms.. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan passed over Mr. Buck for the panel’s top perch in favor of Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican. Mr. Buck sought to keep hope for his preferred Big Tech crackdown alive with the formation of a new Congressional Antitrust Caucus with Mr. Cicilline, but the Rhode Island Democrat announced he is preparing to quit
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