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• 2026-10-22 · BALINT · NEW REPORT: WEAK TRUMP ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT AND BACKROOM DEALS ARE DRIVING UP COSTS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES

  ...ump Administration’s record of toothless antitrust settlements, dismissed enforcement actions, and widespread approval of massive corporate mergers, apparently creating a pay-to-play system that drives up costs and hurts consumers. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Richard Blumenthal...

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• 2026-10-22 · WARREN · New Warren Report: Weak Trump Antitrust Enforcement and Backroom Deals Are Driving Up Costs for American Families

  “Since President Trump returned to office, corporate giants have announced at least 330 large mergers totaling more than $2.2 trillion in market consolidation” Amid increasing concerns over rising costs, Warren releases 54-page report reveal...

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• 2026-10-26 · MCCORMICK · SENATOR MCCORMICK APPLAUDS EQT-RANGE MERGER, CONGRATULATES LEADERS ON LANDMARK DEAL

  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) today applauded the announced merger between EQT Corporation and Range Resources, congratulating his friends Toby Rice, EQT’s President and CEO, and Dennis Degner, Range’s CEO...

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• 2026-10-27 · BALINT · Balint Urges FTC to Block $29.1 Billion Sysco-Restaurant Depot Merger

  ...mission (FTC) urging rejection of Sysco Corporation’s proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Jetro Restaurant Depot. Members warned that the merger would reduce competition, drive up costs for independent restaurants, and threaten small businesses that anchor local economies across the...

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• 2026-10-27 · KENNEDY · Kennedy Leads Letter Urging FTC to Block $29.1 Billion Sysco-Restaurant Depot Merger

  ...mission (FTC) urging rejection of Sysco Corporation’s proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Jetro Restaurant Depot. Members warned that the merger would reduce competition, drive up costs for independent restaurants, and threaten the small businesses that anchor local economies across...

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• 2026-10-29 · VINDMAN · Vindman Pushes for Greater Data Center Oversight as Virginians Face Rising Utility Bills

  ...ies they used to regulate. What’s more, Vindman was the first member of Virginia’s congressional delegation to publicly oppose the proposed merger between NextEra and Dominion Energy, raising concerns about its potential impact on electricity rates and Virginia consumers. Most recently...

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• 2026-11-03 · WARREN · Warren, Balint, Colleagues Demand Answers from McDonald’s on Whether AI Pricing Tools Are Raising Prices and Facilitating Collusion

  ...e economy, and worked to lower costs for American families: On October 5, 2026, Senator Warren (D-Mass.) warned that giant food and grocery mergers may increase costs, harming American families, restaurants, and small businesses. On April 14, 2026, Senator Warren (D-Mass.) and Minority...

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• 2026-11-05 · WARREN · In TIME Op-Ed, Warren Declares “Democrats Won by Being Populist Economic Fighters”

  ...back concentrated corporate power. From Mary Peltola in Alaska to Roy Cooper in North Carolina, Democrats called for blocking grocery store mergers that drive up prices. Both Iowa’s Josh Turek and Texas’ James Talarico promised to break up vertical integration between insurance companie...

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• 2026-11-06 · BALDWIN · Baldwin Releases Statement After Video Emerges of Railroad CEO Threatening Retaliation for Opponents of Megamerger

  ...at said they didn’t want a seamless railroad by three or four extra percent to teach you a lesson.” Baldwin has warned for months that this merger will raise costs and worsen already poor rail service for American businesses and consumers. Senator Baldwin’s work to scrutinize this merg...

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• 2026-11-10 · WARREN · Warren Urges Democrats to Deliver on Economic Populist Policies That Won the Elections

  ...laying a part. He is a seasoned former attorney general, and his campaign plan to lower grocery prices called for blocking anti-competitive mergers and stopping companies from using algorithms to fix prices for food–pretty specific plans to favor customers over corporations. Also, for t...

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• 2026-11-12 · BEYER · Virginia House Delegation Urges Rejection of NextEra-Dominion Merger

  ...Energy by Florida-based NextEra. In a letter submitted ahead of the SCC’s November 12 public comment deadline, the Members warned that the merger, as currently structured, threatens to increase electricity costs for Virginia families and small businesses for decades to come. They wrot...

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• 2026-11-12 · MCCLELLAN · Virginia House Delegation Urges Rejection of NextEra-Dominion Merger

  ...Energy by Florida-based NextEra. In a letter submitted ahead of the SCC’s November 12 public comment deadline, the Members warned that the merger, as currently structured, threatens to increase electricity costs for Virginia families and small businesses for decades to come. They wrot...

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• 2026-11-12 · WALKINSHAW · Virginia House Delegation Urges Rejection of NextEra-Dominion Merger

  ...Energy by Florida-based NextEra. In a letter submitted ahead of the SCC’s November 12 public comment deadline, the Members warned that the merger, as currently structured, threatens to increase electricity costs for Virginia families and small businesses for decades to come. They wrot...

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