In this podcast, AAI President Diana Moss sits down with Senator Amy Klobuchar, who has represented the state of Minnesota since 2007. Senator Klobuchar serves on numerous Senate committees, including the Judiciary, where she is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Their conversation focuses on important themes in the debate over strengthening antitrust enforcement in the U.S. for the benefit of competition, consumers, workers, and innovation. Senator Klobuchar touches on how the COVID-19 pandemic is influencing enforcement of the antitrust laws, political influence and antitrust, growing public concern about declining competition, the role of the courts, and her legislative priorities for strengthening and clarifying the antitrust laws.
Moderator:
Diana Moss, President, American Antitrust Institute
Guest:
Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN), Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Materials:
Testimony of John W. Elias U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary June 24, 2020
S. 3426: Anticompetitive Exclusionary Conduct Prevention Act of 2020
S. 307: Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2019