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On the recordNovember 1, 2023
I often say that the loneliest position in Congress is to advocate for competitive markets because nobody comes to Congress and says, you know what? What my market needs is more transparency, lower barriers to entry for my competitors.
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Sean Casten
Democratic · Illinois

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Casten highlights the rarity of calls for market transparency in Congress.

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