Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson predicts there won’t be legislative action to shift the agency’s antitrust enforcement duties to the Department of Justice.
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When antitrust professionals watch for legislation that may imply tightened enforcement, they tend to eye liberal lawmakers. But we mustn’t overlook the alternative of Republican populism as exemplified by Missouri Senator Josh Hawley.
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