Rep. Ken Buck says the GOP does not seem to plan tougher antitrust rules on Google, Amazon, and Apple in 2023; Jim Jordan does not want to give Biden more power
- The new Republican leadership in the U.S. House doesn't appear to have the appetite to impose tougher antitrust rules on the tech giants. Tweets: @caro , @robbysoave , @carlszabo , @pathedger18 , @schwartzbcnbc , @mrddmia , and @jonschweppe Tweets: Caroline Mccarthy / @caro : “Tough on tech” is a great stance for getting attention but I don't think politicians from either party who've made it part of their electoral brand have much of a plan for actually addressing it. https://twitter.com/... Robby Soave / @robbysoave : Good. The Twitter Files, Facebook Files, etc. have shown that “Big Tech” is not the issue per say. The issue is the pressure campaign coming from federal agencies. That's where the GOP needs to focus. https://twitter.com/... Carl Szabo / @carlszabo : While the Biden Administration and Democrats in the Senate work to breakup America's leading businesses, House Republicans are rightly focused on how the government is abusing its power to control free speech. https://www.cnbc.com/... Patrick Hedger / @pathedger18 : Glad to see House Republicans realize that handing a bazooka to the Biden administration, and subsequent Democratic administrations, is bad idea. Progressives haven't been shy about wanting to use antitrust to reshape the economy through M&A enforcement. https://www.cnbc.com/... Brian Schwartz / @schwartzbcnbc : NEW:House GOP leaders will likely not be making Big Tech antitrust reforms a top priority this Congress.That lack of focus may give reprieve to @Google @Microsoft @Meta @amazon More new reporting w/@lauren_feiner https://www.cnbc.com/... @mrddmia : Predictable and predicted. @Jim_Jordan wants to give Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple 2 more years of antitrust amnesty. So they can become even more powerful. And crush even more competition. And shutter even more small businesses. And cancel even more conservatives.... https://twitter.com/... Jon Schweppe / @jonschweppe : The presidential primary will ultimately determine the direction of the GOP on this issue. Jim Jordan won't be able to say “no” to Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis if they decide they want Congress to pass laws allowing for more aggressive antitrust enforcement. https://twitter.com/...