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RT @ashk4n: The 2015 statement articulated "promotion of consumer welfare" and "business justifications" as core principles @FTC needs to c… — PolitiTweet.org

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Wow. The FTC says it will start holding monthly public hearings, something it has generally avoided doing in the past. https://t.co/Dvjc0OdMIS — PolitiTweet.org

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The bills would impose new obligations on big tech platforms, prohibit them from abusing any gatekeeper status, and in some cases open the door to new fines and corporate breakups. The bills still have to get through the full House and Senate, but they've cleared a big hurdle. — PolitiTweet.org

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And that's a wrap. In a marathon two-day session stretching across nearly 29 hours, lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee sent six bills to the House floor that would represent the most significant change to US antitrust law in decades. — PolitiTweet.org

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Nadler: "Without objection, the markup is (finally) adjourned." — PolitiTweet.org

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The House Judiciary Committee has approved the Ending Platform Monopolies Act, sending it to the House floor. — PolitiTweet.org

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Aaaand now, 29 hours later, House Judiciary is holding final votes on the last bill on the agenda (the tech breakup bill). — PolitiTweet.org

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@dibartz DIANE NO — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Gaetz just now: "Free Britney. I yield back." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: NEW: Rudy Giuliani's law license has been suspended for "demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawma… — PolitiTweet.org

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@ashleydrixey Are you saying THIS is not RIVETING?? https://t.co/9awC3EUx4l — PolitiTweet.org

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When House Judiciary keeps everyone waiting for the debate on one, last antitrust bill to cap off a marathon markup session https://t.co/xP7B57Ydh0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Google says it's pushing back plans to end support for third-party cookies in Chrome to mid-2023 as it addresses UK antitrust concerns over the proposed replacement: https://t.co/dK56kkYQKW — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Turns out a side effect of covering a hearing for 19 hours straight is not realizing you've had your shirt on inside out the whole time — PolitiTweet.org

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So, time to make a pot of coffee and start the day all over again! — PolitiTweet.org

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The committee approves the non-discrimination bill at just after 5 a.m. And the committee is in recess until 11 a.m. when it will consider the final bill, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The committee has saved the most hot-button bills for last. Lawmakers are currently debating the American Choice and Innovation Online Act, Rep. Cicilline's non-discrimination bill. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

If you're still following along, by this point the committee has successfully reported out four of six bills on the agenda, including most recently the ACCESS Act (concerning interoperability) and the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act (which tightens merger requirements). — PolitiTweet.org

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Aaaand the ACCESS Act has been voted out of committee. — PolitiTweet.org

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Why am I even watching this still — PolitiTweet.org

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@leah_nylen @dibartz Or maybe it’s a rodeo of the greats — a G.O.A.T. rodeo, if you will — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TonyaJoRiley: Deleting my last tweet. I misunderstood Rick Scott's statement. He IS holding the Easterly nom until Biden admin goes to… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TonyaJoRiley: Here we go: vote on Jen Easterly's nomination as CISA director — PolitiTweet.org

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Hey, fun, this happened while I was away: https://t.co/Y85e6PEZ5H — PolitiTweet.org

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The first of six bills under consideration, a bill to update merger filing fees and give the antitrust agencies more resources, has been approved out of the committee, 29-12. Next up is a bill limiting how state antitrust lawsuits may be shifted to other courts. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @JohnHendel: House Democratic appropriators are proposing to boost the FY 2022 funding for the FCC and FTC by many millions of dollars e… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @claresduffy: The suite of proposed bills that House lawmakers are aiming to advance today could change the internet as we know it. @b_f… — PolitiTweet.org

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We've had two amendments thus far proposing to limit how the FTC and DOJ can spend the millions of extra dollars they're being given under the proposed bills. One, which was rejected, would have prevented the agencies from using the money to promote critical race theory. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@dibartz You just reminded me -- I'm out! [scurries away] — PolitiTweet.org

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Big day for tech today, as House lawmakers attempt to advance a package of bills out of committee that aim to curb the dominance of large Silicon Valley platforms like Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. Things kick off here at 10 ET: https://t.co/zZpDl35kdE — PolitiTweet.org