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On the recordAugust 2, 2021
the data here show that regulators have no credibility on mergers, and sure, there are rules under which you review mergers, but in practice, for 15 years now, this has turned into a check-the-box exercise, where the outcome has been predetermined. Merger review has become a rubber stamp.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren criticizes the merger review process as ineffective and predetermined.

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