Washington, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley released the following statement today regarding the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability’s announcement of an investigation into Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan. “We welcome today’s announcement from Chairman James Comer (R-KY) as a much-needed step to bring long-overdue transparency and accountability to the Federal Trade… Read more about U.S. Chamber Applauds House Effort to Bring Transparency, Accountability to FTC

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Executive Summary Under the U.S. antitrust laws, enforcement agencies may block an M&A transaction only if they meet their burden to prove that the transaction’s “effect may be substantially to lessen competition.” 15 U.S.C. § 18. As courts have explained, this is a “totality-of-the-circumstances” inquiry, and they “weigh a variety of factors to determine the… Read more about Evidence of Efficiencies in Consummated Mergers