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27 Apr 2020, 4:33 am by Deb Givens
Representative David Cicilline’s proposal attempts to ensure that large companies do not wipe out competition from smaller rivals already hit hard by the pandemic. [read post]
17 Mar 2020, 9:54 am by Michelle
Representatives David Cicilline, chair of the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel, and Jan Schakowsky, chair of an Energy and Commerce consumer protection panel, urged the Justice Department to scrutinize the merger to ensure it is legal under antitrust law. [read post]
13 Jan 2020, 6:19 am by Deb Givens
Congressman David Cicilline raised antitrust questions as activists and Democratic presidential candidates are advocating for more aggressive enforcement of rules governing market concentration and corporate behavior. [read post]
9 Dec 2019, 8:59 am by Tom Smith
WASHINGTON — At a hearing this summer about the rising power of the country’s biggest tech companies, Representative David Cicilline zeroed in on Amazon. [read post]
David Cicilline of the House antitrust subcommittee, would bar tie-ups including a company with over $40 billion in annual revenue or two companies each with at least $15 billion in annual revenue, according to a person familiar with the matter. [read post]
14 Nov 2019, 3:07 pm by Eileen McDermott
Subcommittee Chair David Cicilline (D-RI) expressed his concern that, over the past decade, the largest tech firms have acquired more than 436 companies, “many of which were actual or potential competitors,” without intervention from antitrust enforcement authorities. [read post]
30 Oct 2019, 2:13 pm by Forrest G. Read IV
Representative David Cicilline (D-RI) introduced the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019 in March. [read post]
23 Sep 2019, 6:31 am by Deb Givens
Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, and Representative David Cicilline, head of the antitrust subcommittee, asked White House counsel Patrick Cipollone and Makan Delrahim, assistant attorney General for the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, to turn over any documents or communications between Trump, White House staff or Justice Department officials related to the probe into Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., BMW AG and Volkswagen… [read post]
20 Sep 2019, 6:00 am by William Ford
David Cicilline noted, the USA Freedom Act mandated that the FISC appoint amici in cases involving novel or significant interpretations of law. [read post]
16 Sep 2019, 6:20 am by Deb Givens
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler and Representative David Cicilline, who chairs a subcommittee on antitrust issues, said in a joint statement late on Monday the probe of Ford Motor Co, Honda Motor Co., BMW AG, and Volkswagen AG “is only the latest in a profoundly troubling pattern of abuse of power that has flourished under the Trump presidency. [read post]
19 Aug 2019, 6:04 am by aschwartz
Representative David Cicilline urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday to give the public the chance to comment on a draft order that would grant agency approval to the $26 billion merger of T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp. [read post]
18 Jul 2019, 9:05 pm by Alana Bevan
House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Chair David Cicilline (D-R.I.) criticized the fine, calling it a “slap on the wrist. [read post]
17 Jul 2019, 2:05 pm by Ernesto Falcon
Congress’ Effort to Understand the Internet Marketplace Is Vital to the Internet’s Future Chairman David Cicilline laid out the facts as to why his Subcommittee is engaging in this antitrust inquiry: a small handful of companies wield enormous influence over Internet activity and investors that are important in funding startups noted the “kill-zone” that exists when challenging the dominant tech companies. [read post]
17 Jul 2019, 6:19 am by Eileen McDermott
In “Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 2: Innovation and Entrepreneurship,” Subcommittee Chair, Representative David Cicilline (D-RI), said that Google controls search, Amazon controls nearly half of all online U.S. commerce, Facebook captures over 80% of global social... [read post]
17 Jul 2019, 6:19 am by Eileen McDermott
In “Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 2: Innovation and Entrepreneurship,” Subcommittee Chair, Representative David Cicilline (D-RI), said that Google controls search, Amazon controls nearly half of all online U.S. commerce, Facebook captures over 80% of global social media revenue, and Apple has total power over their customers’ devices. [read post]